Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.[3] The Indigenous name for the mountain is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.[4][5] In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people.[1]
| Castle Hill Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19°15′21″S 146°47′52″E / 19.2558°S 146.7977°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 972 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 423/km2 (1,095/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3.7 km (2 mi) W of Townsville CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editMost of the suburb is taken up with the Castle Hill Reserve with only a small area in the north of the suburb being available for housing.[3]
History
editCastle Hill is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[6] The origin of the suburb name is taken from the geographical feature Castle Hill, thought to be named by an early pastoralist Andrew Ball. The Aboriginal name Cudtheringa was recorded by Lieutenant George Poynter Heath, on advice from castaway James Morrill during a survey of Cleveland Bay in 1864.[7]
Demographics
editIn the 2011 census, Castle Hill had a population of 1,009 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Castle Hill had a population of 941 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people.[1]
Heritage listings
editThe Castle Hill reserve is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[10]
Education
editThere are no schools in Castle Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Townsville Central State School in neighbouring North Ward to the north-east and Belgian Gardens State School in neighbouring Belgian Gardens to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Townsville State High School in Railway Estate to the south-west. There are also a number of non-government schools in the surrounding suburbs.[11]
Attractions
editCastle Hill Lookout is at the top of the hill on Castle Hill Road (19°15′31″S 146°48′09″E / 19.2586°S 146.8024°E).[12] There is an obelisk at the top commemorating Robert Towns as the founder of Townsville. It had originally stood on his grave in Balmain Cemetery in Sydney until that cemetery was closed and converted to parkland in 1941 and arrangements had to be made to remove any memorials. As a result, the memorial stone from Robert Towns' grave was relocated to Castle Hill.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Castle Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Castle Hill – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44582)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "CLEVELAND BAY AND THE TOWNSHIP OF TOWNSVILLE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XX, no. 2, 386. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 1865. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Castle Hill (Mount Cutheringa) – hill in City of Townsville (entry 6446)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Traditional Landowners - History and Heritage". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Castle Hill – mountain in the City of Townsville (entry 6446)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Castle Hill (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Castle Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Castle Hill (entry 601218)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Balmain Cemetery". Leichhardt City Council. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Robert Towns". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
External links
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