Rangewood, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Rangewood

| city =Townsville

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-19.3011|146.6277|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Rangewood (centre of suburb)}}

| pop = 1084

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4817

| area = 21.1

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 9.8

| dir1 = WNW

| location1 = Condon

| dist2 = 12.1

| dir2 = W

| location2 = Kirwan

| dist3 = 24.2

| dir3 = WSW

| location3 = Townsville CBD

| dist4 = 1376

| dir4 = NNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = City of Townsville

| stategov = Hinchinbrook

| fedgov = Herbert

| near-n = Jensen

| near-ne = Bohle Plains

| near-e = Bohle Plains

| near-se = Alice River

| near-s = Alice River

| near-sw = Hervey Range

| near-w = Black River

| near-nw = Black River

}}

Rangewood is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44630|Rangewood|suburb in City of Townsville|access-date=16 November 2018}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Rangewood had a population of 1,084 people.

Geography

The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the southern boundary.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676836 |title=Rangewood |publisher=OpenStreetMap |date=2022 |access-date=4 February 2023}}

The locality is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation, except for the suburban subdivision in the south-west of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=19 August 2023}}

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 28 February 2003.

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Rangewood had a population of 1,057 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32415|name=Rangewood (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Rangewood had a population of 1,084 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32391|name=Rangewood (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Rangewood. The nearest government primary school is The Willow State School in Kirwan to the east. The nearest government primary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the south-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

Mt Margaret Park ({{coord|-19.3143|146.6356|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mt Margaret 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}}
Rangewood Park ({{coord|-19.3030|146.6405|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rangewood Park}})

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Townsville Northern Localities|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/townsville-northern-localities|website=Queensland Places|publisher=University of Queensland}}

Category:Suburbs of Townsville