Granite Vale, Queensland

Granite Vale
Suburb
Granite Vale
Interactive map of 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))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	City of Townsville
Location	33.8 km (21.0 mi) SSW of Condon 38.0 km (23.6 mi) SSW of Kirwan 53.6 km (33.3 mi) SSW of Townsville CBD 1,388 km (862 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorates	Burdekin Thuringowa
•  Federal division	Kennedy
Area
• Total	458.7 km2 (177.1 sq mi)
Elevation	60–610 m (200–2,000 ft)
Population
• Total	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4815
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]

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):

• Wild Horse Mountain ( 19°25′58″S146°36′21″E / 19.4327°S 146.6058°E / -19.4327; 146.6058 (Wild Horse Mountain) ) at 508 metres (1,667 ft) above sea level ^{[5] [4]}
• Wallaroo Hill ( 19°31′43″S146°39′11″E / 19.5286°S 146.6530°E / -19.5286; 146.6530 (Wallaroo Hill) ) at 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level ^{[6] [4]}
• Springs Hill ( 19°33′20″S146°41′11″E / 19.5556°S 146.6863°E / -19.5556; 146.6863 (Springs Hill) ) at 290 metres (950 ft) above sea level ^[4]
• Pepper Pot Mountain ( 19°33′36″S146°39′48″E / 19.5601°S 146.6632°E / -19.5601; 146.6632 (Pepper Pot Mountain) ) at 525 metres (1,722 ft) above sea level ^[4]
• Ross River Mountain ( 19°36′39″S146°40′36″E / 19.6108°S 146.6768°E / -19.6108; 146.6768 (Ross River Mountain) ) at 589 metres (1,932 ft) above sea level ^[4]
• Gibraltar ( 19°37′00″S146°36′00″E / 19.6166°S 146.6°E / -19.6166; 146.6 (Gibraltar) ) at 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level ^{[7] [4]}
• Peach Hollow Knobs ( 19°39′41″S146°35′41″E / 19.6613°S 146.5947°E / -19.6613; 146.5947 (Peach Hollow Knobs) ) at 601 metres (1,972 ft) above sea level ^{[8] [4]}

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 government primary school is The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the north-east. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granite Vale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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. "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.