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| Locality | Blue Hills |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Townsville City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.24821 |
| Longitude | 146.50002 |
| Area | 31.1 km² |
| Postcode | 4818 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1131 km northwest |
Blue Hills is a locality in the Townsville City local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 31.1 km². It lies approximately 1131 km northwest of Brisbane. Blue Hills is located at 19.2482°S, 146.5000°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4818. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Blue Hills emerges from the Queensland landscape like a whisper of emerald against a canvas of ochre. It lies 23.5 km west-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 285°T), and is situated 10.0 km west of Black River. The terrain here is a gentle rise, a series of low, rounded hills that roll away towards the distant, shimmering haze of the coast. Patches of hardy eucalypts, their silvery-green foliage rustling in the ever-present breeze, punctuate the sun-baked earth, while beneath them, the dry grasses, golden and brittle in the dry season, give way to pockets of richer, darker soil in the sheltered gullies. The air carries a dry, earthy scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of flowering native shrubs that cling tenaciously to the slopes, and at dusk, the light softens, bathing the hills in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to linger long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.
The story of Blue Hills is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictated the terms of settlement. For generations, this country has sustained those who worked it, its economic pulse tied to the ebb and flow of cattle grazing and the cultivation of crops suited to the sub-tropical climate. The legacy of this agricultural past is evident in the scattered farmsteads and the weathered fences that trace the contours of the land, a subtle testament to the persistent labour of its inhabitants. While no single grand monument defines Blue Hills, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring connection to the soil, in the unhurried rhythm of life that continues to unfold beneath the vast, open sky.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Blue Hills, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Blue Hills, in the Townsville City local government area.
Detailed location data for Blue Hills includes the postcode (4818), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Townsville City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Blue Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |