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Bushland Beach

Queenslandhamlet

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Bushland Beach

Air quality index

32Good
Coordinates-19.19°, 146.68°

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City facts

Overview

Bushland Beach is a coastal suburb in the northern beaches area of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bushland Beach had a population of 6,641 people.

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History & geography

History

The suburb of Bushland Beach was excised from the suburb of Mount Low. The name Bushland Beach was originally used as an estate name.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea with the sandy Bushland Beach () extending along the coastline, 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 ().

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Geography

Latitude
-19.1923
Longitude
146.6764
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
32
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
74
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
290,245
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    8,286
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    7,338
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    7,258
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    6,565
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    6,458
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    6,438
  • Great Bowerbird
    Chlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830) · Aves
    5,664
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    5,588

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2003-08-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,093

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
132
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL30460
Population (Wikidata)
6,181
Wikidata
Q5001524

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112