Alice River is an outer south-western suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] It was previously known as Rupertswood. In the 2021 census, Alice River had a population of 2,685 people.[1]
| Alice River Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Alice River | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19°20′55″S 146°37′06″E / 19.3486°S 146.6183°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,685 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 67.46/km2 (174.73/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4817 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the northern boundary.[3]
History
editThe estate was also known as Rupertswood, because the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home "Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. However, Alice River was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1865 for a lady of his acquaintance.[4] The suburb along with its neighbour Rangewood, Queensland are up and coming suburbs with numerous housing developments expected in future due to the ample availability of flat develop-able land and close proximity to the Townsville Orbital road and James Cook University. Existing suburbs to the east are almost entirely built out with only some subdivision of smaller parcels and in-fill development possible.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Alice River had a population of 2,425 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Alice River had a population of 2,685 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Alice River. The nearest government primary school is The Williows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the east.[7]
Amenities
editThere are a number of parks in the area:
- River Court Park (19°19′36″S 146°35′32″E / 19.3266°S 146.5922°E)[8]
- Rupertswood Park (19°19′45″S 146°36′14″E / 19.3291°S 146.6039°E)[8]
Facilities
editThere is a shop, an Australia Post mail box, a public phone box, and service station located on Hervey Range Road which is the main road passing the village.[citation needed]
Also, there are tennis courts, a cricket ground, community hall, Scout hall, pony club, playground area, half basketball court and barbecue area which is floodlit at night along with public toilets and Rupertswood Rural Fire Brigade Station. All of these facilities are located in the large central park area which the acreage housing surrounds.[citation needed]
There are wide grassed access ways radiating out from the large park in the centre of the village designed for use by horses as the area was designed for horse enthusiasts and the house blocks are generally over 1-acre (4,000 m2) in area to allow for stables.[citation needed]
The Rupertswood Village consists of around 600 homes. The actual suburb of Alice River is much larger than the Rupertswood village but mainly consists of rural cattle properties.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alice River (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Alice River – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Alice River (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Thuringowa Past And Present, Page 19.
- ^ Raggatt, Tony (4 January 2019). "Developer plans tavern, bottleshop and medical centre for Alice River". Townsville Bulletin. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alice River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
edit- "Alice River". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- More history of Thuringowa, including searchable historical image collection – from Thuringowa Library Heritage Services