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Bluewater Park real estate agent — Shelly Lynham

Bluewater Park QLD 4818 · about 35 km from the Townsville CBD

Set back from the Bruce Highway, beneath the ranges, Bluewater Park is a community of acreage homes roughly 35 km from the CBD in a straight line. Around 1,030 people lived here at the 2021 Census, mostly on acreage, with bushland and the ranges right on the doorstep.

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The properties are acreage homes, lifestyle blocks with sheds and rural-residential holdings. Buyers are typically after space and privacy: families wanting room for kids and animals, and people with boats, caravans or trades vehicles who need big sheds. Bluewater State School is nearby for primary schooling, Wil Win Park is the local green space, and shopping is in Deeragun and Burdell.

A car is essential, and most people who choose Bluewater Park value lifestyle over a short commute. Its bushland blocks carry bushfire risk in the dry season and creeks can cut roads in heavy rain, so buyers should check the council's bushfire and flood maps and look at firebreaks, water tanks and access.

The Townsville market

For what homes are selling for in Bluewater Park right now, I'll prepare a comparative market analysis with recent local sales as part of a free appraisal.

Townsville (whole city) medians, March 2026 quarter. Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (CC BY 4.0). The latest quarter is preliminary.

  • Houses $700,000 +15.7% on a year earlier
  • Units and townhouses $478,750 +19.7% on a year earlier

Living in Bluewater Park

Schools

No schools inside the suburb boundary; the nearest are in neighbouring suburbs.

Shops and amenities

  • Wil Win Park
  • Bushland and ranges on the doorstep
  • Bluewater State School nearby
  • Shopping in Deeragun and Burdell

Getting around

Bluewater Park is inland from the Bruce Highway, about 35 km from the CBD in a straight line. A car is essential.

RAAF Base Townsville is about 29 km away in a straight line. Tenants here generally choose lifestyle over a short commute.

Things to check

Bluewater Park's bushland blocks carry bushfire risk in the dry season, and creeks can cut roads in heavy rain. Check the council's bushfire and flood maps for the address.

Bluewater Park FAQs

Is there a school near Bluewater Park?

Bluewater State School (Prep to Year 6) is nearby. Secondary students generally travel to the northern suburbs, such as Deeragun.

What should I check when buying in Bluewater Park?

Check the council's bushfire and flood maps for the address, and look at firebreaks, water tanks, septic and wet-weather access, as creeks can cut roads in heavy rain.

Selling in Bluewater Park?

Get an honest appraisal of your Bluewater Park home based on recent comparable sales — no pressure, no obligation.

Nearby suburbs

Suburb facts reviewed September 2026. Population from the 2021 Census.

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