Castle Hill Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 19°15′21″S 146°47′52″E / 19.2558°S 146.7977°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 972 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 423/km2 (1,095/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 3.7 km (2 mi) W of Townsville CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name. [3] The Indigenous name for the mountain is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga. [4] [5] In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people. [1]
Most of the suburb is taken up with the Castle Hill Reserve with only a small area in the north of the suburb being available for housing. [3]
Castle Hill is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [6] The origin of the suburb name is taken from the geographical feature Castle Hill, thought to be named by an early pastoralist Andrew Ball. The Aboriginal name Cudtheringa was recorded by Lieutenant George Poynter Heath, on advice from castaway James Morrill during a survey of Cleveland Bay in 1864. [7]
In the 2011 census, Castle Hill had a population of 1,009 people. [8]
In the 2016 census, Castle Hill had a population of 941 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people. [1]
The Castle Hill reserve is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Media related to
Castle Hill, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
Castle Hill Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() View from Castle Hill | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°15′21″S 146°47′52″E / 19.2558°S 146.7977°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 972 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 423/km2 (1,095/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 3.7 km (2 mi) W of Townsville CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name. [3] The Indigenous name for the mountain is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga. [4] [5] In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people. [1]
Most of the suburb is taken up with the Castle Hill Reserve with only a small area in the north of the suburb being available for housing. [3]
Castle Hill is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [6] The origin of the suburb name is taken from the geographical feature Castle Hill, thought to be named by an early pastoralist Andrew Ball. The Aboriginal name Cudtheringa was recorded by Lieutenant George Poynter Heath, on advice from castaway James Morrill during a survey of Cleveland Bay in 1864. [7]
In the 2011 census, Castle Hill had a population of 1,009 people. [8]
In the 2016 census, Castle Hill had a population of 941 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people. [1]
The Castle Hill reserve is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Media related to
Castle Hill, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons