16-507: Download coordinates as: Thuringowa Central is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Thuringowa Central had a population of 1,953 people. Shaped like an inverted letter "T", Thuringowa Central consists of residential housing in the north, commercial building in the centre and south-west, and recreational areas along the Ross River in
32-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
48-554: A range of services including specialist medical clinics, an aged care centre, a brain injury care centre, and an adolescent mental health unit offering inpatient and day care. The Willows Shopping Centre is a major retail centre bounded by Carthew Street to the north, Thuringowa Drive to the east, Hervey Range Road to the south, and Kern Brothers Drive to the west ( 19°18′58″S 146°43′36″E / 19.3160°S 146.7266°E / -19.3160; 146.7266 ( Willows Shopping Centre ) ). Thuringowa Central Post Shop
64-652: Is Kirwan State High School to the north-east in Kirwan. Despite the name, Kirwan Police Station is at 76 Thuringowa Drive in Thuringowa Central ( 19°18′36″S 146°43′51″E / 19.3099°S 146.7307°E / -19.3099; 146.7307 ( Kirwan Police Station ) ). Kirwan Fire Station is immediately adjacent at 84 Thuringowa Drive ( 19°18′34″S 146°43′53″E / 19.3095°S 146.7313°E / -19.3095; 146.7313 ( Kirwan Fire Station ) ). Kirwan Ambulance Station
80-441: Is around the corner at 5 Hinchinbrook Drive ( 19°18′33″S 146°43′51″E / 19.3091°S 146.7308°E / -19.3091; 146.7308 ( Kirwan Ambulance Station ) ). Also despite its name, Kirwan Health Campus is at 138-158 Thuringowa Drive ( 19°18′15″S 146°43′55″E / 19.3042°S 146.7320°E / -19.3042; 146.7320 ( Kirwan Health Campus ) ). It provides
96-732: Is at 18 Hinchinbrook Drive ( 19°18′28″S 146°43′49″E / 19.3079°S 146.7304°E / -19.3079; 146.7304 ( Kirwan Uniting Church ) ). It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia . Willows Presbyterian Church is at 26 Carthew Street ( 19°18′49″S 146°43′36″E / 19.3135°S 146.7267°E / -19.3135; 146.7267 ( Willows Presbyterian Church ) ). Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
112-474: Is in the Willows Shopping Centre ( 19°18′55″S 146°43′38″E / 19.3153°S 146.7272°E / -19.3153; 146.7272 ( Thuringowa Central Post Shop ) ). Sunland Plaza is a shopping centre at 14 Hervey Range Roaa ( 19°19′09″S 146°43′38″E / 19.3192°S 146.7271°E / -19.3192; 146.7271 ( Sunland Plaza ) ). One of
128-407: The 2016 census Thuringowa Central had a population of 2,023 people. In the 2021 census , Thuringowa Central had a population of 1,953 people. Weir State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 592 Ross River Road ( 19°18′55″S 146°44′04″E / 19.3152°S 146.7345°E / -19.3152; 146.7345 ( Weir State School ) ). In 2018,
144-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
160-722: The Library collections, services and events can be found on the CityLibraries Townsville website. Pinnacles Art Gallery is within the Riverway Arts Centre at 20 Village Boulevard ( 19°18′30″S 146°43′54″E / 19.3082°S 146.7317°E / -19.3082; 146.7317 ( Pinnacles Gallery ) ). It is operated by the Townsville City Council and features works by North Queensland artists and touring exhibitions. Kirwan Uniting Church
176-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
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#1732859494437192-507: The former City of Thuringowa before its amalgamation with the adjacent City of Townsville in 2008. When Thuringowa was a city most visitors did not know the location of the city's centre, so in 2004 the Thuringowa city Mayor developed the city centre masterplan to complement the Riverway project. The Thuringowa Central library opened in 1986 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2016. In
208-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
224-428: The school had an enrolment of 706 students with 52 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The suburb is also served by The Willow State School to the north-west in neighbouring Kirwan and Kirwan State School to the north, also in Kirwan. There is no secondary school in Thuringowa Central. The nearest government secondary school
240-401: The south-east. Ross River Road runs through from east to west, and Garbutt–Upper Ross Road runs along part of the eastern boundary. Ross River Provisional School opened on 11 April 1881 but closed soon after. It reopened on 26 January 1885. On 1 January it became Ross River State School. Circa 1935 tt was renamed Weir State School. Thuringowa Central was the central business district of
256-465: The two Townsville Council Chambers, Thuringowa Soundshell, and Reading Cinemas are located in this suburb. Thuringowa Central is the headquarters for CityLibraries Townsville and is situated at 86 Thuringowa Drive ( 19°18′31″S 146°43′53″E / 19.3085°S 146.7313°E / -19.3085; 146.7313 ( Thuringowa Central public library ) ). Services offered include community meeting rooms and free public wifi. Access to
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