| Type: | suburb |
| Bushland Beach | |
| City: | Townsville |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.2016°N 146.6797°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Pop: | 6641 |
| Postcode: | 4818 |
| Area: | 8.0 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 7.0 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Deeragun |
| Dist2: | 22.0 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Townsville CBD |
| Dist3: | 1354 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Herbert |
| Near-N: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Town Common |
| Near-Se: | Burdell |
| Near-S: | Mount Low |
| Near-Sw: | Mount Low |
| Near-W: | Beach Holm |
| Near-Nw: | Beach Holm |
Bushland Beach is a coastal suburb in the northern beaches area of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bushland Beach had a population of 6,641 people.
The suburb is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea with the sandy Bushland Beach (-19.1884°N 146.6731°W) extending along the coastline,[2] to the north-east by the Bohle River, to the east by Stony Creek (a tributary of the river), and to the south by Mount Low, which rises above sea level (-19.2081°N 146.6827°W).[3] [4]
The suburb of Bushland Beach was excised from the suburb of Mount Low. The name Bushland Beach was originally used as an estate name.
In the, Bushland Beach had a population of 6,181 people.
In the, Bushland Beach had a population of 6,641 people.
There are no schools in Bushland Beach. The nearest government primary school is North Shore State School in neighbouring Burdell to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun to the south.
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
There is a boat ramp and floating walkway on Marina Drive which gives access to Stony Creek off Bohle River (-19.1995°N 146.7005°W). It is managed by the Townsville City Council.[6]