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Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, [ 1 ] it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of the Sunshine Coast ).
Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people. [1] It is the city's central business district and a major hub for businesses of all sectors in the Northern Australia region. Waterfront in the CBD
The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division , was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 .
81 Sturt Street: former Townsville Magistrates Court [47] 485 Sturt Street: Townsville Masonic Hall [48] 513 Sturt Street: Townsville Baptist Church [49] Wickham Street: Townsville Customs House [50] 12–14 Wickham Street: State Government Offices (Wickham Street) [51]
Miss Helen Mays, Townsville City Librarian, 1969. Townsville was the first city in the state of Queensland to open a free public library service in 1938. [1]In 1986, the Shire of Thuringowa became a separate city and the library service divided; the Aitkenvale and City Library became the Townsville Library Service, and Thuringowa Library became a separate library service.
Suburbs and settlements of the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia, listed relative to their historical local government area from prior to 2008 when City of Townsville and City of Thuringowa were separate local government areas, are as follows:
Mount Low is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , Mount Low had a population of 5,488 people. [ 1 ]
This is a list of mayors of the City of Townsville, a local government area of Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] The current mayor is Troy Thompson. Elected in 2024, he beat previous mayor Jenny Hill, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. [4] [5] [6] Elections for mayor are held every 4 years as part of the statewide local ...