Town Common, Queensland
| Town Common Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Town Common, 1892 | |||||||||||||||
  Town Common | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°13′14″S 146°44′24″E / 19.22056°S 146.74000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 163 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8.5 km (5 mi) N of Townsville CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Town Common is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Town Common had a population of 163 people.[1] It is locally known as "The Common".[3]
Geography
Town Common is bounded by the Bohle River to the west, by the Coral Sea to the north-west and east, and Townsville Airport (Garbutt) to the south. Most of the land is flat and at sea level with the exception of Mount Marlow towards the north-east which rises to over 200 metres. The land is mostly undeveloped with much of land contained within the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park. The western part of the suburb is floodplain created by a mangrove-lined network of tributaries of the Bohle River. The developed land is in the south-east of the locality consisting of the Rowes Bay Golf Club and the Garden Settlement Aged Care Village, which is reflected in the median age for the suburb in the 2011 census being 81 years of age.[1][4][5]
History
The wetlands and lowlands of Town Common the result of sand dune formation and water catchment drainage processes including erosion and sedimentation over thousands of years. Town Common was gazetted in 1869 as common land for the people of Townsville (established in 1864). In 1900 part of the wetlands was established as a sanitary reserve. In 1914 a pasturage reserve was established.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Town Common (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Town Common (entry 44647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Revitalising the Townsville Town Common" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Townsville Town Common Regional Park". Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "People and History of Town Common". www.creektocoral.org. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Further reading
- Garnett, Stephen; Cox, Jim, 1939- (1983), Birds of the Townsville Town Common, S.T. Garnett and J.A. Cox, ISBN 978-0-9592593-0-8
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Rowlett, Ursula; Cox, Jim (1982), Water plants of the Townsville Town Common, Printed by T. Willmett
External links
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