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16-626: Download coordinates as: Wulguru is an outer southern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Wulguru had a population of 4,389 people. The suburb is bounded to the west by the Lavarack Barracks to the west, University Road ( Bruce Highway ) to the north, the Cluden Racecourse to the north-west, and by the North Coast railway line to

32-577: A State Heritage Place on the Queensland Heritage Register, the place must satisfy one of the following criteria: For inclusion as an Archaeological Place on the Queensland Heritage Register, the place must have the potential to contain an archaeological artefact that might yield information about the history of Queensland. If a place is already listed as a State Heritage Place, it cannot also be separately listed as an Archaeological Place. A Protected Area must be declared by regulation; there

48-417: A population of 4,570 people. In the 2021 census , Wulguru had a population of 4,389 people. Wulguru has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Wulguru State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Edison Street ( 19°19′28″S 146°48′44″E  /  19.3245°S 146.8121°E  / -19.3245; 146.8121  ( Wulguru State School ) ). In 2018,

64-710: 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

80-522: A scout hall. There are a number of parks in the area: At the corner of Diamantina Street and Stuart Drive is a large block of land at the base of Mount Stuart . During World War II , this was the site of No. 3 Fighter Sector RAAF including the Operations and Signals Bunker . Three Fighter Sector headquarters comprised 32 rooms in the large rectangular concrete building with Caneite partitions forming various passageways. The building still stands today and

96-539: Is 60 by 42 feet (18 by 13 m). The mezzanine floor has long since disappeared. The bunker structure is listed in the Queensland Heritage Register and encompasses the boundary of Diamantina Street, Stuart Drive and Hill Street. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality

112-527: Is a small neighbourhood centre in Wulguru that lost several of its stores in 2017–2018, including Edison Street Seafood, video hire, Chinese take-away, St Vincent De Paul op shop, a butcher, and a hairdressing salon. A mini-mart store remained, and the seafood/fish and chips shop and the Chinese takeaway were reopened early in 2019 by the mini-mart operator. Next to the school is a park and several soccer fields as well as

128-509: Is no explicit criteria listed in the legislation, other than it be a place of great significance to cultural heritage. Entry to Protected Areas is restricted with a system of permits, affording a high level of protection. An entry in the Queensland Heritage Register must include: In 2011, the Heritage Act was amended to allow destroyed sites to be removed from the Queensland Heritage Register. As at 2017, five sites had been removed, including

144-468: 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. Queensland Heritage Register For a place to be entered in the register, it must be nominated and then go through a process of assessment. There are three categories for inclusion: For inclusion as

160-400: 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

176-747: The Caboonbah Homestead which was destroyed in a fire and four other sites demolished as part of an approved development: Places may also be entered in other lists such as the Commonwealth National Heritage List which is maintained by the Australian Heritage Council . Under Section 113 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992, all local government authorities in Queensland must maintain a local heritage register;

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192-808: 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

208-630: The east. Townsville Connection Road runs through from south-east to north-east, and then along the north-eastern boundary. The suburb is mostly flat (approx 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level) but in the south-west of the locality rises quickly to 100 metres (330 ft). There is a water tank at the high point of the suburb which offers views across Townsville. It is accessible by a walking track, off Diamantina Road ( 19°19′53″S 146°48′56″E  /  19.3315°S 146.8156°E  / -19.3315; 146.8156  ( Water tank lookout ) ). The name Wulguru comes from Wulgurukaba ,

224-438: 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

240-570: The language/group name of the Aboriginal people of the Cleveland Bay area. The Wulguru railway station ( 19°19′34″S 146°49′35″E  /  19.3260°S 146.8263°E  / -19.3260; 146.8263  ( Wulguru railway station (former) ) ) on the North Coast railway line has been abandoned. Wulguru State School opened on 30 January 1962. In the 2016 census , Wulguru had

256-505: The school had an enrolment of 302 students with 27 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There are no secondary schools in Wulguru. The nearest government secondary school is William Ross State High School in neighbouring Annandale to the north-west; it is adjacent to the Southern Cross Catholic College. The Edison Street Plaza

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