South Townsville, Queensland

South Townsville
Townsville, Queensland

Population

2,138 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

4810

Suburbs around South Townsville:
Townsville City	Coral Sea	Coral Sea
Townsville City	South Townsville	Coral Sea
Railway Estate	Stuart	Coral Sea

South Townsville is a suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2011 census, South Townsville had a population of 2,138 people.^[1]

Geography

South Townsville is located on the northern end of Ross Island, bounded by the Coral Sea to the north, Ross Creek to the west and the Ross River to the east. The suburb of Railway Estate occupies the southern part of the island.^[3]

Predominantly residential, it also is an important commercial and industrial hub of the city. The suburb is also a continuation to the Townsville CBD, serving as an accommodation and nightlife centre for the locals. The Palmer Street area of the suburb is known locally for its restaurants, hotels and its atmosphere. The suburb is also home to both the Port of Townsville and Queensland Rail's North Rail Yards.

Heritage listings

South Townsville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

266 Boundary Street: Victoria Park Hotel^[4]
30-34 Macrossan Street: St John's Anglican Church ^[5]

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: South Townsville

Suburbs of Townsville, North Queensland, Queensland

Urban	Aitkenvale Annandale Belgian Gardens Bohle Bohle Plains Castle Hill Cluden Condon Cranbrook Currajong Douglas Garbutt Gulliver Heatley Hermit Park Hyde Park Idalia James Cook University Kelso Kirwan Lavarack Army Barracks Mount Louisa Mount St John Mount Stuart Mundingburra Murray Mysterton North Ward Oonoonba Pallarenda Pimlico Railway Estate Rasmussen Rosslea Rowes Bay Shaw South Townsville Thuringowa Central Town Common Townsville City Townsville West Vincent West End Wulguru

Rural	Alice River Alligator Creek Balgal Beach Barringha Blue Hills Bluewater Park Brookhill Calcium Cape Cleveland Clemant Crimea Crystal Creek Cungulla Granite Vale Gumlow Hervey Range Hidden Valley Julago Lynam Majors Creek Mount Elliot Mutarnee Nome Oak Valley Orpheus Island Palm Island Paluma Partington Pinnacles Rangewood Reid River Rollingstone Roseneath Rupertswood Stuart Toomulla Toonpan Woodstock

Northern Beaches	Beach Holm Black River Bluewater Burdell Bushland Beach Deeragun Jensen Mount Low Purono Park Saunders Beach Toolakea Yabulu

Magnetic Island	Arcadia Cockle Bay Florence Bay Horseshoe Bay Magnetic Island Nelly Bay Picnic Bay

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Townsville". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "South Townsville (entry 49635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
↑ "Victoria Park Hotel (entry 600882)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
↑ "St John's Anglican Church Precinct (entry 600880)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

Coordinates: 19°16′S 146°50′E / 19.267°S 146.833°E / -19.267; 146.833

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