Alice River, Queensland

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Alice River
Townsville,  Queensland
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Alice River
Alice River, Queensland
Coordinates 19°20′55″S146°37′06″E / 19.3486°S 146.6183°E / -19.3486; 146.6183 (Alice River (centre of suburb))
Population2,685 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density67.46/km2 (174.73/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4817
Area39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Alice River:
Black River Rangewood Bohle Plains
Hervey Range Alice River Gumlow
Granite Vale Pinnacles Pinnacles

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]

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Geography

The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the northern boundary. [3]

History

The 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

In 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

There 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

There are a number of parks in the area:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alice River (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Alice River – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Alice River (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Thuringowa Past And Present, Page 19.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alice River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 "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.
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