Granite Vale, Queensland

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Granite Vale
Queensland
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Granite Vale
Coordinates 19°34′50″S146°38′24″E / 19.5805°S 146.6399°E / -19.5805; 146.6399 (Granite Vale (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4815
Elevation60–610 m (197–2,001 ft)
Area458.7 km2 (177.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Granite Vale:
Alice River Pinnacles Barringha
Hervey Range Granite Vale Woodstock
Dotswood Reid River Calcium

Granite Vale is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded by the ridge of the Hervey Range ( 19°36′S146°33′E / 19.6°S 146.55°E / -19.6; 146.55 (Hervey Range) ) to the west. [3] The land falls steeply from the western ridge from 610 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level towards the east down to 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level. [4] There are a number of named peaks in the locality (from north to south):

There is a small section of the Pinnacles National Park in the north-west of the locality but most of the national park is in the neighbouring locality of Hervey Range. There is a small section of the Mingela State Forest in the south-east of the locality but the forest is predominantly in neighbouring Calcium. [4]

Settlement Pocket is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality ( 19°35′00″S146°39′00″E / 19.5833°S 146.65°E / -19.5833; 146.65 (Settlement Pocket) ) near Settlement Creek. [9]

Peach Hollow is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality ( 19°39′00″S146°38′00″E / 19.65°S 146.6333°E / -19.65; 146.6333 (Peach Hollow) ) near the Reid River. [10]

The Springs is a natural spring ( 19°32′00″S146°42′00″E / 19.5333°S 146.7°E / -19.5333; 146.7 (The Springs) ). [11]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. [4] [12]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population". [13]

In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

There are no schools in Granite Vale. The nearest primary school is The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the north-east. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granite Vale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Granite Vale – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hervey Range – range in City of Townsville (entry 15813)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Wild Horse Mountain – mountain in City of Townsville (entry 37477)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Wallaroo Hill – hill in City of Townsville (entry 36327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar – peak in City of Townsville (entry 13670)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Peach Hollow Knobs – peak in City of Townsville (entry 26216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Settlement Pocket – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 30437)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Peach Hollow – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 26215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Springs – spring in City of Townsville (entry 34136)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "2105 Granitevale Station - Granitevale Road, Granite Vale QLD 4815 -". CommercialRealEstate.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Granite Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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