Gulliver, Queensland
| Gulliver Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gulliver | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°17′13″S 146°46′30″E / 19.2869°S 146.7749°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,884 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4812 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Gulliver is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville.[2]
It is not known when the Holy Family Primary School opened, but it closed on 11 December 1987.[3]
Education
Despite its name, Currajong State School is on Palmerston Street in the north of the suburb, adjacent to neighbouring Currajong's southern boundary.[4]
Despite its name, Pimlico State High School is on Fulham Road in Gulliver, adjacent to neighbouring Pimlico's western boundary.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gulliver (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Gulliver (entry 44596)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gulliver
- "MR. T. A. GULLIVER". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LIII, no. 142. Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia. (obituary for Thomas Allen Gulliver)
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