:The Range, Queensland

The suburb is built on the Athelstane Range with Agnes Street approximating the ridge line.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=18 March 2018}}

The suburb takes its name from the Athelstane Range, which was named in turn for Mount Athelstane, the name of the house built by lands commissioner William Wiseman circa 1859.{{cite QHR|15594|Killowen|600819|accessdate = 1 August 2014}} Rockhampton's first water storage was built on the top of Governor's Hill (part of Atheltstane Range) in 1875.{{Cite web|title = Our history|url = http://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/Council-Services/Fitzroy-River-Water/About-us/Our-history|website = www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au|accessdate = 23 December 2015|archive-date = 23 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142445/http://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/Council-Services/Fitzroy-River-Water/About-us/Our-history|url-status = live}}

Construction of Rockhampton Grammar School commenced in January 1880 and it was officially opened on 1 February 1881.{{Cite web |title=School community celebrates 50 Years of Ritamada |url=https://www.rgs.qld.edu.au/news/school-community-celebrates-50-years-of-ritamada |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=The Rockhampton Grammar School |language=en-US |archive-date=25 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725144951/https://www.rgs.qld.edu.au/news/school-community-celebrates-50-years-of-ritamada |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=5 January 1880 |title=Advertising |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51985022 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXV |issue=3684}}{{cite news |date=6 January 1880 |title=The Morning Bulletin, ROCKHAMPTON. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51985044 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXV |issue=3685}}{{cite news |date=15 January 1881 |title=ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67204051 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=The Capricornian |location=Queensland, Australia |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=3}}{{cite news |date=5 February 1881 |title=OPENING OF THE ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67202381 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=The Capricornian |location=Queensland, Australia |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=6}}

Rockhampton Girls Grammar School opened on 11 March 1892.{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.rggs.qld.edu.au/our-history |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Rockhampton Girls Grammar School |language=en |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007235601/https://www.rggs.qld.edu.au/our-history |url-status=live }}

St Peter's Catholic Primary School was established by the Presentation Sisters and was officially opened on Sunday 28 January 1934 by Archbishop James Duhig.{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} St Peter's Catholic Primary School {{!}} Allenstown |url=https://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/history |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=St Peter's Rocky |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603145507/https://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/history |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=27 January 1934 |title=ST. PETER'S |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55522942 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,065}}{{cite news |date=29 January 1934 |title=NEW CHURCH-SCHOOL |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55522975 |accessdate=7 November 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,066}}

The Rockhampton Flexible Learning School opened in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Rockhampton Flexible School – EREA Flexible Schools Networks |url=https://www.ereafsn.edu.au/rockhampton-flc/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=en-AU}}

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, The Range had a population of 5,731 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC37855 |name=The Range (Rockhampton City) (State Suburb)|accessdate=26 February 2008|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, The Range had a population of 5,369 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31619|name=The Range|accessdate=23 December 2015|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, The Range had a population of 5,400 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32832|name=The Range (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, The Range had a population of 5,231 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32804|name=The Range (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

The Range has a number of heritage-listed properties, including:

• Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, 155 Agnes Street{{cite QHR|15555|Rockhampton Girls Grammar School|600780|accessdate = 1 August 2014}}
• Rudd Residence, 248 Agnes Street{{cite QHR|16659|Rudd Residence|601923|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• The Range Convent and High School, 263 Agnes Street{{cite QHR|15554|The Range Convent and High School|600779|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Rockhampton Grammar School, Archer Street{{cite QHR|15556|Rockhampton Grammar School|600781|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Medical superintendent's residence, Rockhampton Base Hospital, Canning Street: {{cite QHR|16703|Rockhampton Hospital - Therapies Block and Medical Superintendents Residence|601967|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Therapies Building, Rockhampton Base Hospital, Canning Street
• Amla (house), 49 Jessie Street:{{cite QHR|16354|Amla|601593|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Wiseman's Cottage, 30 Nathan Street{{cite QHR|15573|Wiseman's Cottage|600798|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Rockhampton War Memorial, Penlington Street{{cite QHR|15593|Rockhampton War Memorial|600818|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Rockhampton Botanic Gardens, 100 Spencer Street{{cite QHR|16556|Rockhampton Botanic Gardens|601819|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Clancholla, 25 Ward Street{{cite QHR|16353|Clancholla|601592|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Kenmore House, 31 Ward Street{{cite QHR|15595|Kenmore House, Mater Misericordiae Hospital|600820|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Yungaba Migrant Hostel, 74 Ward Street{{cite QHR|16675|Yungaba Migrant Hostel|601939|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}
• Killowen, 86 Ward Street{{cite QHR|15594|Killowen|600819|accessdate = 12 July 2013}}

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 170 Upper Dawson Road ({{coord|-23.39865|150.50112|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Peter's Catholic Primary School}}).{{cite web |title=St Peter's Catholic Primary School |url=https://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113108/http://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 343 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

The Rockhampton Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 53-89 Archer Street ({{coord|-23.3848|150.4945|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=The Rockhampton Grammar School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web |title=The Rockhampton Grammar School |url=https://www.rgs.qld.edu.au |access-date=21 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1343 students with 115 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 93 non-teaching staff (74 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=dead }}

Rockhampton Girls Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for girls at the corner of Denham and Agnes Streets ({{coord|-23.3885|150.4958|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Rockhampton Girls Grammar School}}).{{cite web |title=Rockhampton Girls Grammar School |url=https://www.rggs.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102043932/http://rggs.qld.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}

Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 210 Upper Dawson Road ({{Coord|-23.4015|150.5005|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre}}). An initiative of Edmund Rice Education Australia, it provides individual programs for young people in the Rockhampton area who have disengaged from regular schooling. In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 84 students.{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2023 |url=https://www.ereafsn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rockhampton-Annual-Report-2023.pdf |access-date=7 November 2024 |website=Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre |page=7}}

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Rockhampton Botanic Gardens ({{coord|-23.4010|150.4915|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Botanic Gardens Rockhampton}}){{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Georgeson Oval ({{coord|-23.3874|150.4912|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Georgeson Oval}})

• Kellow Street Park ({{coord|-23.3820|150.4942|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kellow Street Park}})

• Kerr Park ({{coord|-23.3866|150.4991|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kerr Park}})

• Rugby Park ({{coord|-23.4062|150.4949|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rugby Park}})

• Voss Park ({{coord|-23.3776|150.4992|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Voss Park}})

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