Rural residential dominant. 100% of decided DAs approved.
Zoning
Bluewater is dominated by RR — Rural residential. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
Bluewater 4818 covers 158.9 km² within Townsville City.
Drill into any lot in Bluewater
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the relevant council planning scheme
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
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Check your lot's exact development potential — height, FSR, granny flat, subdivision, dual-occ.
Constraints & risks
61% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 5.6% of lots: strategic cropping land; 45.1% of lots: state environmental significance; 0.1% of lots: burnt in last 5 years.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Flood hazard overlay mapping
Bushfire hazard overlay mapping
State-significant agricultural land — development constraints apply
Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) overlay
Bushfire scar mapping, 5-year window
Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for Queensland suburbs — rent, demographics and planning data are shown where available.
Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.
DA activity
3 development applications for Bluewater addresses were decided by Townsville City over the past 24 months. 3 approved — a 100% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
FAQs
Bluewater is dominated by the RR (Rural residential) zone, which covers 391 of 809 lots (60%). The full mix is: RR Rural residential (60%), RU Rural (23%), LDR Low density residential (9%), CON Conservation (4%), OS Open space (3%), CF Community facilities (2%), NC Neighbourhood centre (0%).
Yes — 56 lots in Bluewater appear eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
Median weekly rent for a house in Bluewater is $602.
Townsville City decided 3 development applications for Bluewater addresses over the past 24 months, with 3 approved (100% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Bluewater, 60.6% bushfire-prone, 5.6% strategic cropping land, 45.1% state environmental significance, 0.1% burnt in last 5 years. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
56 of 809 lots in Bluewater show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.
Continue exploring
Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Townsville City and nearby postcodes.
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · planning scheme controls cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Queensland Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Townsville Citycouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (809 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →