List of Townsville suburbs
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This article is a list of suburbs that make up the City of Townsville in Queensland
, Australia. For the main article/s, see Townsville, and City of Townsville.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia. For the main article/s, see Townsville, and City of Townsville.
Urban Townsville
- Townsville CityTownsville City, QueenslandTownsville City is the name of a suburb of the city of Townsville, Queensland, and essentially represents the Central Business District. Townsville CBD is in close proximity to The Strand and Castle Hill-Description:...
- AitkenvaleAitkenvale, QueenslandAitkenvale is a suburb of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. It is named after Thomas Aitken, the original grantee of Portion 38, Parish of Coonambelah. He began subdividing the property during the 1880s, putting 440 quarter-acre residential allotments on the market in 1885...
- AnnandaleAnnandale, QueenslandAnnandale is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It borders the southern side of Ross River. It is the biggest suburb of Townsville and thus the most populated in the city...
- Belgian GardensBelgian Gardens, QueenslandBelgian Gardens in an inner city suburb, 5 km from the Central Business district in Townsville, Queensland Australia. It is a suburban area and has restricted zoning laws to reduce the amount of corporate buildings and apartments. It is home to the Belgian Gardens State School...
- Bohle
- Bohle Plains
- Castle Hill
- CludenCluden, QueenslandCluden is a southern suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia on the city's outskirts.-External links:*...
- CondonCondon, QueenslandCondon is a suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Condon is part of the Upper Ross District and is the first of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Condon's first residential development was in 1968; it was named after the Condon family who had settled on the Ross River and had a dairy...
- CranbrookCranbrook, QueenslandCranbrook is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It one of many suburbs located within the Geographical Centre of the Urban area of Townsville, though it is located 8 km South-West of the Townsville CBD. It is close to the Aitkenvale Business District.-External links:*...
- Currajong
- DouglasDouglas, QueenslandDouglas is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia south of the Ross River and west of the city centre.Though mainly residential, it does contain James Cook University and the Townsville Hospital...
(includes James Cook UniversityJames Cook UniversityJames Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
) - GarbuttGarbutt, QueenslandGarbutt is a residential and industrial suburb in the city of Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia. Townsville International Airport is located there....
- GulliverGulliver, QueenslandGulliver is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-External links:*...
- Heatley
- Hermit ParkHermit Park, QueenslandHermit Park is a suburb and Residential enclave of Townsville, Queensland. It is a mixture of predominantly residential premises, ocmmercial and light-industrial businesses, as well as serving as a public services hub. The Mater Women's and Children's Hospital is a private hospital located in the...
- Hyde ParkHyde Park, QueenslandHyde Park is a suburb of Townsville, Australia. It is located north of Mysterton, west of Hermit Park, east of Garbutt, and south of West End, and its postcode is 4812....
- IdaliaIdalia, QueenslandIdalia is a rapidly expanding suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been at one stage, a light-industrial suburb of the city, but in recent years, with the initiation of the Fairfield Waters subdivision development, the suburb has rapidly expanded and nearly tripled in size...
- KelsoKelso, QueenslandKelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, the last of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Kelso is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the Ross River.-History:...
- KirwanKirwan, QueenslandKirwan is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Kirwan includes parks, shopping, Kirwan State High School and private schools as well as the Riverway complex which has a great deal of entertainment from swimming, BBQ's and family outings to cultural events including an art gallery and...
- Mount Louisa
- Mount St John
- Mount StuartMount Stuart, Queensland.Mount Stuart is located in Queensland, Australia, overlooking Townsville with an elevation of 584 metres.It was named for Clarendon Stuart , from 1859 Townsville's first district surveyor....
- MundingburraMundingburra, QueenslandMundingburra is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is predominantly a residential suburb that is situated on the bank of the Ross River, adjacent to the suburb of Annandale...
- Murray (includes Lavarack BarracksLavarack BarracksLavarack Barracks is a major Australian Army base located in Townsville, Queensland. Lavarack Barracks is currently home to the Army's 3rd Brigade and 11th Brigade. Elements of the 3rd Brigade based at the Barracks include the Combat Signals Regiment, 3rd Combat Services Support Battalion and the...
)) - MystertonMysterton, QueenslandMysterton is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is predominantly residential, and is situated between the suburbs of Hermit Park, Mundingburra, and Rosslea....
- North WardNorth Ward, QueenslandNorth Ward, is a suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. North Ward is home to the beachside area known as The Strand, which overlooks Magnetic Island...
- OonoonbaOonoonba, QueenslandOonoonba is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia that is approximately 6 km from the centre of the central Townsville business district. It is predominantly a residential area that was once considered isolated from Townsville city...
- PallarendaPallarenda, QueenslandPallarenda is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-Description:The suburb is only three streets deep from the beach, and backs on to the Townsville Town Common. To the north of it is the Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park...
- PimlicoPimlico, QueenslandFor other uses, see Pimlico .Pimlico, is a suburb of Townsville, Australia. Townsville's largest private hospital, the Mater Misericordiae Hospital is located here. The local high school is Pimlico State High School....
- Railway EstateRailway Estate, QueenslandRailway Estate is a suburb in the city of Townsville, Queensland. It is a residential suburb close to the Townsville CBD and Port of Townsville, and is one of the oldest residential communities in the city.-External links:*...
- RasmussenRasmussen, QueenslandRasmussen is a suburb in the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It is the second suburb on Riverway Drive and is between the suburbs of Condon and Kelso; like all the suburbs in the Upper Ross and Riverway area it is named after early settlers....
- Rosslea
- Rowes BayRowes Bay, Queensland-Description:Its mix of sea and mountainside residential offerings has become the catalyst for accelerating and affluent development in the suburb. Many of the old Queenslander houses have been replaced with apartments. Rowes Bay is also located adjacent to The Strand and Castle Hill...
- Shaw
- Shelly BeachShelly Beach, QueenslandShelly Beach is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Caloundra urban centre.-External links:*...
- Sth TownsvilleSouth Townsville, QueenslandSouth Townsville is a suburb located in Townsville, Queensland. It located on the banks of Ross Creek, adjacent to the Townsville CBD. Predominantly Residential, it also is an important Commercial and Industrial hub of the city...
- StuartStuart, Queensland-History during WW2:In December 1942, two classrooms of the Stuart State School on the outskirts of Townsville were used by the Army as the main Army Signals Communication Centre in North Queensland.The unit then moved to a concrete bunker at Roseneath....
- Thuringowa CentralThuringowa Central, QueenslandThuringowa Central is a suburb and a commercial hub in western Townsville, Queensland. It was the central business district of the former City of Thuringowa before its amalgamation with the adjacent City of Townsville in 2008. While consisting of predominantly commercial buildings it also contains...
- Town Common
- Townsville West
- VincentVincent, QueenslandVincent is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is a mostly residential suburb and borders Pimlico, Heatley, Gulliver and Aitkenvale.-External links:*...
- West EndWest End, Queensland (Townsville)West End is an old suburb of Townsville, Queensland, situated at the base of Castle Hill. The first community cemetery is located in West End. A reflection of attitudes existing during the time it was in use, research has established that it was ethnically segregated...
- WulguruWulguru, QueenslandWulguru is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland.Wulguru is a fine suburb with a variety of different houses and landscapes. The bushy hills near Lexington Street and Coral Sea Crescent provide panoramic views of Townsville and Magnetic Island. However, most of this lovely area is owned by the...
Islands
- Magnetic IslandMagnetic IslandMagnetic Island is an island offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,107 permanent residents. The island is accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay Harbour by ferry...
- ArcadiaArcadia, QueenslandArcadia is a village and town on Magnetic Island, Australia. Arcadia is more residential focused with around 97% of the dwellings being Housing or unit type dwellings....
- Florence Bay
- Horseshoe BayHorseshoe Bay, QueenslandHorseshoe Bay is a village on Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia. It is considered the tourist strip of the island. From September 2006, Horseshoe Bay was undergoing a string of housing development behind the existing residential area to the southern part of the bay. It is also a major...
- Nelly BayNelly Bay, QueenslandNelly Bay is a village on Magnetic Island, and a suburb of the City of Townsville, Australia. A tourism hub on the island, it is especially significant as the site of the ferry terminal, which links it to Townsville...
- Picnic BayPicnic Bay, QueenslandPicnic Bay refers to both a bay on the south-east corner of Magnetic Island and the island's main town. At the 2006 census, Picnic Bay had a population of 360....
- Arcadia
Northern Beaches
- Beach Holm
- Black River
- BluewaterBluewater, QueenslandBluewater is a rural/residential suburb approximately 28 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The greater Bluewater area comprises three recognised districts - the Bluewater township itself , Bluewater Park , and Toolakea...
- Burdell
- Bushland BeachBushland Beach, QueenslandBushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches area of City of Townsville, Queensland, alongside the Bruce Highway. This beachside suburb is one of the fastest-growing suburbs in Townsville....
- DeeragunDeeragun, Queensland-Details:Deeragun is located along the Bruce Highway to the North-West of Townsville CBD. It is at Deeragun, where the Bruce Highway becomes Dual-Carriageway for the rest of its length into Townsville. The population is 2,626 residents...
- Jensen
- Mount Low
- Saunders BeachSaunders Beach, Queensland- Saunders Beach :Saunders Beach is a residential suburb approximately 25 kilometres north of the Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The Saunders Beach community is situated just south-east of the mouth of Althaus Creek, the beach itself stretching approximately 6 kilometres further south-east to...
- ToolakeaToolakea, QueenslandToolakea is a small residential beachside district to the north of Bluewater, approximately 33 kilometres north-east of the Townsville, Queensland, Australia...
- YabuluYabulu, QueenslandYabulu is a small residential suburb approximately 25 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census the population of Yabulu was 603.Yabulu is the site of a major nickel and cobalt refinery, owned by Clive Palmer...
Rural Townsville
- Alice RiverAlice River, QueenslandAlice River is a Rural Acreage Village estate in the City of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. The estate is also known as Rupertswood, the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home "Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria,...
- Alligator Creek
- Balgal BeachBalgal Beach, QueenslandBalgal Beach is a residential coastal suburb approximately 59 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and 64 kilometres south of Ingham, Queensland...
- Barringha
- Bluehills
- Bluewater ParkBluewater Park, QueenslandBluewater Park is a district to the south-east of the Bluewater township, approximately 33 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia...
- Brookhill
- Calcium
- Cape Cleveland
- Clemant
- Crystal Creek
- Cungulla
- Granite Vale
- Gumlow
- Hervey Range
- Julago
- Lynam
- Mount Elliot
- MutarneeMutarnee, QueenslandMutarnee is a small rural/residential township approximately 67 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and 44 kilometres south-east of Ingham...
- Nome
- Oak Valley
- PalumaPaluma, QueenslandPaluma is a township of around 25 permanent residents in the Mount Spec ranges of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Paluma developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870s after an abundance of tin in the mountains. The area...
- Pinnacles
- Rangewood
- RollingstoneRollingstone, QueenslandRollingstone is a semi-rural/residential suburb approximately 54 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and 57 kilometres south of Ingham, Queensland...
- Roseneath
- Ross RiverRoss River, QueenslandThe Ross River is a river located in northern Queensland, Australia. The river flows from Lake Ross, through the city of Townsville, across the flat coastal plain and into the Coral Sea of the Pacific Ocean...
- ToomullaToomulla, QueenslandToomulla is a small township approximately 47 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Toomulla was 141....
- Toonpan
- WoodstockWoodstock, QueenslandWoodstock is a small rural community and suburb 40 km west in the rural area of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The Woodstock General Store is the local shop, cafe, news agent, service station, bank and post office...