Alice River, Queensland

{{For|the river in western Queensland|Alice River (Barcoo River)}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Alice River

| city = Townsville

| state = qld

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| coordinates = {{coord|-19.3486|146.6183|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Alice River (centre of suburb)}}

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| pop = 2685

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| postcode = 4817

| area = 39.8

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 29.2

| dir1 = WSW

| location1 = Townsville CBD

| dist2 = 1351

| dir2 = NNW

| location2 = Brisbane

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| lga = City of Townsville

| stategov = Hinchinbrook

| fedgov = Kennedy

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| near-n = Rangewood

| near-ne = Bohle Plains

| near-e = Gumlow

| near-se = Pinnacles

| near-s = Pinnacles

| near-sw = Granite Vale

| near-w = Hervey Range

| near-nw = Black River

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Alice River is an outer south-western suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44563|Alice River|suburb in City of Townsville|accessdate=29 December 2020}} It was previously known as Rupertswood. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Alice River had a population of 2,685 people.

Geography

The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the northern boundary.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676961#map=13/-19.3502/146.6249 |title=Alice River |publisher=OpenStreetMap |date=2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203235451/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676961#map=13/-19.3502/146.6249 |url-status=live }}

History

The estate was also known as Rupertswood, because the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home "Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. However, Alice River was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1865 for a lady of his acquaintance.Thuringowa Past And Present, Page 19. The suburb along with its neighbour Rangewood, Queensland are up and coming suburbs with numerous housing developments expected in future due to the ample availability of flat develop-able land and close proximity to the Townsville Orbital road and James Cook University. Existing suburbs to the east are almost entirely built out with only some subdivision of smaller parcels and in-fill development possible.{{cite news|url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/business/developer-plans-tavern-bottleshop-and-medical-centre-for-alice-river%2Fnews-story/16e1a16dacbdf604e2862f081a55710f|work=Townsville Bulletin|title=Developer plans tavern, bottleshop and medical centre for Alice River|last=Raggatt|first=Tony|date=4 January 2019|access-date=6 May 2024|archive-date=6 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506042752/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%2Fsubscribe%2Fnews%2F1%2F%3FsourceCode%3DTBWEB_WRE170_a%26dest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%252Fbusiness%252Fdeveloper-plans-tavern-bottleshop-and-medical-centre-for-alice-river%252Fnews-story%252F16e1a16dacbdf604e2862f081a55710f%26memtype%3Danonymous%26mode%3Dpremium&upid=0lofzfp&upv=1.1.0|url-status=live}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Alice River had a population of 2,425 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30034|name=Alice River (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Alice River had a population of 2,685 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30034|name=Alice River (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Alice River. The nearest government primary school is The Williows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

River Court Park ({{coord|-19.3266|146.5922|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=River Court Park}}){{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}}
Rupertswood Park ({{coord|-19.3291|146.6039|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rupertswood Park}})

References

External links

{{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/alice-river|title=Alice River|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080719021140/http://library.thuringowa.qld.gov.au/heritage/index More history of Thuringowa, including searchable historical image collection – from Thuringowa Library Heritage Services]

Category:Suburbs of Townsville