Alice River, Queensland

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Alice River
Townsville,  Queensland
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Alice River
Coordinates 19°20′55″S146°37′06″E / 19.3486°S 146.6183°E / -19.3486; 146.6183 (Alice River (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 19°20′55″S146°37′06″E / 19.3486°S 146.6183°E / -19.3486; 146.6183 (Alice River (centre of suburb))
Population2,425 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density60.93/km2 (157.81/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 suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Alice River had a population of 2,425 people. [1]

Contents

It is also known as Rupertswood.

History

The estate is 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. [3] 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. [4]

In the 2016 census Alice River had a population of 2,425 people. [1]

Geography

The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the northern boundary. [5]

Facilities

There 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.

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.

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.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alice River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. 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. ↑ Thuringowa Past And Present, Page 19.
  4. ↑ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin". townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2019.[ verification needed ]
  5. ↑ Alice River (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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