Home Hill, Queensland

Home Hill
Queensland
View of Home Hill's main street, along the Bruce Highway
Home Hill is located in Queensland
Home Hill
Home Hill
Coordinates19°39′39″S 147°24′51″E / 19.6608°S 147.4141°E / -19.6608; 147.4141 (Home Hill (town centre))
Population2,876 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density142.4/km2 (368.8/sq mi)
Established1912
Postcode(s)4806
Area20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Dawson
Localities around Home Hill:
Airville McDesme McDesme
Osborne Home Hill Carstairs
Osborne Fredericksfield Inkerman

Home Hill is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,876 people.[1]

At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops.

Badilla is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (19°40′54″S 147°25′24″E / 19.6817°S 147.4233°E / -19.6817; 147.4233 (Badilla (neighbourhood))).[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Home Hill – town in Shire of Burdekin (entry 16048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Home Hill – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference globe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Badilla – locality unbounded in Shire of Burdekin (entry 39220)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.