29-529: Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people. It is the city's central business district and a major hub for businesses of all sectors in the Northern Australia region. Townsville City is a strip of land along the northern-eastern bank of Ross Creek at its mouth at
58-462: A number of times before finally closing circa 1918. Pandanus Creek Provisional School opened in 1909, becoming Pandanus Creek State School on 1 May 1909. It closed in 1926. In August 2017, an early cemetery in Ravenswood was found by contractors using ground penetrating radar while working on Carpentaria Gold's Ravenswood Expansion Project. The 16 graves of 9 adults and 7 children were found behind
87-535: A population of 2,910 people. In the 2021 census , the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people. The dominant land use in the Townsville CBD (Central Business District) is commercial but with a growing residential aspect. Office buildings include Northtown Office Tower, Verde Tower ( Queensland State Government ), 420 on Flinders ( Ergon Energy and National Australia Bank , and Central Plaza (Drake International). Some companies that have offices in
116-710: 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
145-559: A public library in Flinders Street. The suburb is home to the Perc Tucker Gallery and Umbrella Studio for Contemporary Arts. Saints Theodores Greek Orthodox Church is at 654 Sturt Street ( 19°16′02″S 146°48′26″E / 19.2673°S 146.8071°E / -19.2673; 146.8071 ( Saints Theodores Greek Orthodox Church ) ). Their feast day is the first Saturday of Lent . There are no schools in
174-789: A separate local government authority, and the Shire of Ravenswood was absorbed into the Shire of Dalrymple . Ravenswood Convent School opened in 1885 in association with St Patrick's Catholic Church. It closed in 1948. Sandy Creek Provisional School opened on 26 June 1885. In 1886 it was renamed Evlinton Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Evlington State School. It closed in 1921. Kirk River Provisional School opened on 1 October 1890. On 1 June 1929 it became Kirk River State School, but then closed on 8 May 1930. In 1934 it reopened as Kirk River Provisional School. It closed in 1944. Kirk Diggings Provisional School opened on 1903 but closed and reopened
203-526: A vacant Congregationalist church building in Denham Street and its contents were purchased and re-erected on the Sturt Street site. The first service was held on Thursday 23 November 1893. In January 1903 the building was damaged by Cyclone Leonta . What could be salvaged was used to erect a church hall. A building fund was set up for a new church and hall, but it was not until 1922 that a replacement church
232-497: Is no secondary school in Ravenswood. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers to the west. Due to the extensive size of this locality, the distances involved to travel to either or both of these schools may make it impossible to attend. Distance education and boarding schools are the other options. Facilities in the town include a combined general store and post office,
261-494: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Ravenswood, Queensland Download coordinates as: Ravenswood is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region , Queensland , Australia. In
290-400: 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, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
319-535: The Coral Sea , thus the suburb is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea and to the south-east by Ross Creek . It is overlooked to the west by Castle Hill . The land is mostly low-lying, just about sea level, apart from Melton Hill ( 19°15′21″S 146°49′08″E / 19.2559°S 146.8189°E / -19.2559; 146.8189 ( Melton Hill ) ) which creates a natural boundary to North Ward to
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#1732851041343348-408: The 2016 census , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 255 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 297 people. Ravenswood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Two gold mines are in operation in the area; a large open cast pit behind the town and an underground one at nearby Mount Wright . With the resurgence of mining in recent years,
377-412: The 2021 census , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 297 people. It is historically and currently a gold mining town. The Flinders Highway loosely bounds parts of the north-western boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east ( Reid River ) and exiting to the west ( Broughton ). The Great Northern railway line takes a similar route to the highway mostly immediately parallel to
406-808: 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 the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
435-697: The Australian Taxation Office and recently completed is the Queensland Country Bank Stadium that opened 29 February 2020 with a concert by Elton John . In coming years new projects under construction will include new offices for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority , a new access stairway to Castle Hill, and completion of the Townsville Courthouse upgrade. CityLibraries Townsville operates
464-448: The CBD include Wilmar International, RID Insect Repellent, Suncorp Insurance, Adani Australia. Townsville City is home to many regional offices of government organisations as well as many private companies, serving as a hub for northern Queensland. There has been extensive construction in the city centre over the last 20 years. As of 2020 some new projects include Flinders Lane, a new home for
493-600: The Northern Fringe Festival are hed annually in the months of July and early August. The Townsville Eats monthly food festival on the last Friday of every month. The Sunday Cotters Markets are held every Sunday in Flinders Street. Townsville CBD has a large number of heritage-listed sites. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
522-544: The Ravenswood State School sports oval; the burials are thought to have occurred in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Forensic archeologists will attempt to obtain DNA from the remains. A major expansion to the local gold mining industry was announced in 2020. In the 2006 census , the town of Ravenswood had a population of 191 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 349 people. In
551-515: The Townsville Baptist Church bought the land and two cottages (at the rear of the allotment) from the original landholder, Duncan McVean, for £500. At the time the allotment took up one half of the length of Fletcher Street between Sturt and Walker streets ( 19°15′54″S 146°48′36″E / 19.2650°S 146.8099°E / -19.2650; 146.8099 ( Townsville City Baptist Church (former) ) ). In September 1893,
580-438: 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
609-422: The highway to the north or the south, with the following stations: There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality: After the discovery of gold in 1868 through to the early 1900s, the township flourished and grew to nearly 5000 residents and boasted 48 hotels. Several historic buildings remain from this period. Due to an industrial strike in 1912 and subsequently World War I , by 1915 mining declined and
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#1732851041343638-846: The land and buildings were sold because the Townsville City Baptist Church and the Currajong Baptist Church were both too small, so the congregations decided to combine and bought a new property at Kirwan . St Anne's Church of England Girls’ School opened on 1 January 1917 with an initial enrolment of 71 students in Walker Street (now occupied by the Townsville City Council centre, approx 19°15′31″S 146°48′52″E / 19.2585°S 146.8145°E / -19.2585; 146.8145 ( St Anne's Church of England School for Girls (former) ) ). It
667-686: The north-west. North Ward Road (Denham Street) runs through from north to south-east. Townsville City is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. Townsville City takes its name from Robert Towns , a merchant and entrepreneur, who was a pioneer financial supporter of pastoral development around the Ross River area. Services of worship for members of the Baptist Church commenced in Townsville in January 1888 in rented premises. In 1891
696-508: The population has grown from 200 to nearly 500. Tourism is also important. Ravenswood State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at School Street ( 20°06′13″S 146°53′22″E / 20.1036°S 146.8895°E / -20.1036; 146.8895 ( Ravenswood State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There
725-439: The suburb. The nearest primary schools are Townsville South State School in neighbouring South Townsville to the east, Townsville West State School in neighbouring West End to the south-west and Townsville Central State School in neighbouring North Ward to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Townsville State High School in neighbouring Railway Estate to the south. The Northern Australia Festival of Arts and
754-466: The town was deserted. Silver was discovered in the area in 1870 by W. Stable. Ravenswood State School opened on 27 October 1873. From 1879 to 1930, Ravenswood was the administrative centre for local government, initially of Ravenswood Division (1879–1903) and later of the Shire of Ravenswood (1903–1930). However, with the decline in Ravenwood's population it was no longer financially viable to have
783-457: Was built. Having insufficient funds for new bricks, a disused powder magazine, eight miles from Townsville at Brookhill and purchased and the congregation dismantled and cleaned around 30,000 bricks. In December 1921, tenders were called to erect a new brick church adjacent to the former church. The building contract was signed for £832/6/- and the foundation stone was laid on 8 July 1922. The new church opened on Saturday 23 September 1922. In 1981,
812-459: Was laid in 1956. The Mundingburra site was officially opened on 13 April 1958 with the move to the new site taking place at the end of August 1958. Still Anglican, it is now a co-educational school known as the Cathedral School of St Anne and St James . In the 2011 census , the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,500 people. In the 2016 census , the suburb of Townsville City had
841-609: Was operated by the Society of the Sacred Advent . From 1942 to 1945 during World War II when a Japanese invasion was feared, the school was evacuated to Ravenswood while the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force occupied the school's facilities in Townsville. In 1953, the need for expand results in the purchase of 23 acres (9.3 ha) of land in Mundingburra , where the foundation stone
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