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Mount Louisa
Townsville,  Queensland
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Mount Louisa, with the Ross River in the foreground and Cleveland Bay in the distance
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Mount Louisa
Coordinates 19°16′41″S146°43′51″E / 19.2780°S 146.7308°E / -19.2780; 146.7308 (Mount Louisa (centre of suburb))
Population9,227 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density905/km2 (2,343/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4814
Area10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Townsville
Federal division(s) Herbert
Suburbs around Mount Louisa:
Bohle Mount St John Mount St John
Cosgrove Mount Louisa Garbutt
Shaw Kirwan Heatley

Mount Louisa is a residential suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] The suburb contains the mountain Mount Louisa ( 19°16′44″S146°44′34″E / 19.2789°S 146.7428°E / -19.2789; 146.7428 (Mount Louisa (mountain)) ). In the 2021 census, Mount Louisa had a population of 9,227 people. [1]

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Geography

The suburb Mount Louisa is located to the west of Townsville CBD. The mountain Mount Louisa itself rises from 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level to the mountain's peak of 193 metres (633 ft) above sea level. The residential areas of the suburb are on the low flat land to the north and south of the mountain. There is a small industrial area along the suburb's northern boundary. [3]

North Townsville Road runs through from west to east, and Garbutt–Upper Ross Road runs along part of the southern boundary. [4]

History

Encampment of Depot #2, Mount Louisa, Townsville during World War 2, 1942 Encampment of the 4th Air Depot, Mount Louisa, Townsville during World War 2, 1942.jpg
Encampment of Depot #2, Mount Louisa, Townsville during World War 2, 1942

The suburb takes its name from the mountain, which in turn was named by Andrew Ball in April 1864 while exploring Cleveland Bay. [2]

During World War II as many as 4,000 American personnel worked and lived at Depot #2 at the base of Mount Louisa. This Air Depot has often been incorrectly referred to as the 4th Air Depot by many people. There were three main units based at Depot #2. They were the 4th Air Depot Group, the 12th Air Depot Group and the 15th Air Depot Group. Entertainment in the camp was held at Helton Hall, which was an open aired building named after Master Sergeant Helton who was killed in the B-25 crash at Rattlesnake Island. Some famous Hollywood stars appeared at Helton Hall including John Wayne, Joe E. Brown, Gary Cooper, Una Merkel and Phyllis Brook. Woody Herman's orchestra also appeared at Helton Hall. [5] [6]

In 1986 the growth of the congregation at Garbutt Uniting Church necessitated a move a new church called House of Praise at 485 Bayswater Road in Mount Louisa ( 19°16′15″S146°44′50″E / 19.2707°S 146.7471°E / -19.2707; 146.7471 (Mt Louisa Community Church) ). Due to disagreements over the Uniting Church's position on "sexuality", the congregation chose to leave the Uniting Church and now operate as an independent church called Mt Louisa Community Church. [7]

Calvary Christian College opened on 1 February 1978. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Louisa had a population of 8,825 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Mount Louisa had a population of 9,227 people. [1]

Education

Calvary Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 569 Bayswater Road ( 19°16′13″S146°44′18″E / 19.2703°S 146.7382°E / -19.2703; 146.7382 (Calvary Christian College) ). [10] [11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 797 students with 55 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff (47 full-time equivalent). [12]

There are no government schools in Mount Louisa. The nearest government primary schools are Heatley State School to the south-east in neighbouring Heatley, Kirwan State School and The Willows State School both to the south in neighbouring Kirwan, and Vincent State School in Vincent. The nearest government secondary schools are Heatley Secondary College in Heatley and Kirwan State High School in Kirwan. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Louisa (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Mount Louisa – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44610)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (23 April 2023). "Mount Louisa" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Dunn, Peter. "Helton Hall". Australia @ War. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Dunn, Peter. "Crash of a B-25 Mitchell 3 miles from Rattlesnake Island on 23 September 1943". Australia @ War. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mt Louisa Community Church" . Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Louisa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Calvary Christian College". Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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