Castle Hill, Queensland

{{About|the suburb of Townsville|the mountain that it sits upon|Castle Hill, Townsville|the suburb of Sydney|Castle Hill, New South Wales}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Castle Hill

| city = Townsville

| state = qld

| image = View From Castle Hill Townsville - panoramio (33).jpg

| caption = View from Castle Hill

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| pop = 972

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| postcode = 4810

| area = 2.3

| timezone = AEST

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| near-n =Belgian Gardens

| near-ne =North Ward

| near-e =North Ward

| near-se =Townsville City

| near-s =West End

| near-sw =West End

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Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44582|Castle Hill|suburb in City of Townsville|accessdate=29 December 2020}} The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name. The Indigenous name for the mountain is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1278964|title=CLEVELAND BAY AND THE TOWNSHIP OF TOWNSVILLE.|date=21 September 1865|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|accessdate=27 September 2017|issue=2,386|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XX|page=2|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232034/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1278964|url-status=live}}{{Cite QPN|6446|Castle Hill (Mount Cutheringa)|hill in City of Townsville|accessdate=27 September 2017}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people.

Geography

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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=2 February 2021}} The residential estate is commonly known as Yarrawonga.{{Cite web |title=Castle Hill |url=https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/201 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Townsville City Council}}

History

Castle Hill is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about-townsville/history-and-heritage/townsville-history/traditional-landowners|title=Traditional Landowners - History and Heritage|access-date=25 June 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327215751/https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about-townsville/history-and-heritage/townsville-history/traditional-landowners|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite QPN|6446|Castle Hill|mountain in the City of Townsville|access-date=26 July 2020}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Castle Hill had a population of 1,009 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30339|name=Castle Hill (SSC)|accessdate=2 December 2016|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Castle Hill had a population of 941 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30564|name=Castle Hill (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30560|name=Castle Hill (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Heritage listings

The Castle Hill reserve is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.{{cite QHR|15982|Castle Hill|601218|accessdate=16 July 2013}}

Education

There are no schools in Castle Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Townsville Central State School in neighbouring North Ward to the north-east and Belgian Gardens State School in neighbouring Belgian Gardens to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Townsville State High School in Railway Estate to the south-west. There are also a number of non-government schools in the surrounding suburbs.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 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 }}

Attractions

Castle Hill Lookout is at the top of the hill on Castle Hill Road ({{coord|-19.2586|146.8024|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Castle Hill Lookout}}).{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Tourist points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} There is an obelisk at the top commemorating Robert Towns as the founder of Townsville. It had originally stood on his grave in Balmain Cemetery in Sydney until that cemetery was closed and converted to parkland in 1941 and arrangements had to be made to remove any memorials. As a result, the memorial stone from Robert Towns' grave was relocated to Castle Hill.{{cite web |title=Balmain Cemetery |url=http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Library/Local-History/Family-History/Balmain-Cemetery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112900/http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Library/Local-History/Family-History/Balmain-Cemetery |archive-date=24 December 2013 |access-date=21 December 2013 |publisher=Leichhardt City Council |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Towns |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92822-robert-towns |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Monument Australia}}

References

External links

Category:Suburbs of Townsville