Round Hill is a rural

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in the

Gladstone Region Gladstone Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , and has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$84 million. In the , the Gladstone Region had a ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Round Hill had a population of 189 people.

Geography

Oyster Creek forms part of the western boundary, while Round Hill Creek forms part of the north-western boundary. The locality has the following mountains: * Camelback () rising to above sea level * Round Hill () rising above sea level Round Hill Road enters the locality from the west (

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) and exits to the north ( Agnes Water). A section of

Deepwater National Park Deepwater is a coastal national park in Queensland, Australia, 375 km north of Brisbane. It protects an area of sand dunes and coastal heaths in the Deepwater Creek catchment. The area is one of the few remaining pristine freshwater catchme ...

is in the north-east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Round Hill had a population of 136 people. In the , Round Hill had a population of 189 people.

Education

There are no schools in Round Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Agnes Water State School in neighbouring Agnes Water to the north-east and Wartburg State School in Baffle Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the west and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south.

Amenities

Despite its name, the 1770 Golf Club is at 2366 Round Hill Road, Round Hill (). It is a 9-hole course over .

Facilities

Despite the name, Agnes Water Ambulance Station is at 2385 Round Hill Road, Round Hill ().

References

{{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland