Townview, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2017}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Townview
| city = Mount Isa
| state = qld
| image = Townview State School school buildings with shade sails, 2017.jpg
| caption = Townview State School school buildings with shade sails, 2017
| coordinates = {{coord|-20.7316|139.5058|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Townview (centre of suburb)}}
| pop = 2067
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4825
| area = 1.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 1.6
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Mount Isa CBD
| dist2 = 903
| dir2 = WSW
| location2 = Townsville
| dist3 = 1825
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = City of Mount Isa
| stategov = Traeger
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = Pioneer
| near-ne = Pioneer
| near-e = Fisher
| near-se = Fisher
| near-s = Healy
| near-sw = Mornington
| near-w = Mornington
| near-nw = The Gap
|elevation=380}}
Townview (previously written as Town View) is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48362|Townview|suburb in City of Mount Isa|access-date=6 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Townview had a population of 2,067 people.
Geography
The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-01-02|title=Mount Isa|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/17/location/default.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064015/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/17/location/|archive-date=2020-12-19|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD|url=https://www.miningpeople.com.au/news/this-mining-life-mount-isa-qld|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064156/https://www.miningpeople.com.au/news/this-mining-life-mount-isa-qld|archive-date=2020-12-19|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Mining People International|language=en}} Townview is a "townside" suburb.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 March 2022}}
Townview is bounded to the north by the Barkly Highway.
At {{Convert|380|m}} above sea level, Townview is slightly more elevated than other parts of Mount Isa, giving the suburb some views of the town and presumably its name.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=4 October 2017}}
History
The spelling of Townview (often written as Town View) was standardised in 2003 at the request of the Mount Isa City Council.
Townview State School opened on 25 January 1965.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Townview had a population of 2,062 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32897|name=Townview (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Townview had a population of 2,067 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32868|name=Townview (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
File:Townview State School grounds, 2017 01.jpg
Townview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 64-72 Clarke Street ({{coord|-20.7339|139.5073|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Townview State 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 |date=2020-03-11 |title=Townview State School |url=https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Townview State School |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408020159/https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 281 students (170 of whom identified as Indigenous Australians) with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2016 |url=https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Annual%20Report%202016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004045243/https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Annual%20Report%202016.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2017 |access-date=4 October 2017 |website=Townview State School}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 233 students (161 of whom identified as Indigenous Australians) with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (15 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=live }}{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2018 |url=https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/townview-state-school-annual-report-2018.pdf |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Townview State School |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306063457/https://townviewss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/townview-state-school-annual-report-2018.pdf |url-status=live }}
There are no secondary schools in Townview. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Pioneer to the north.
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Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Enid Street Park ({{coord|-20.7356|139.5012|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Enid Street 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}}
- Kookaburra Street Park ({{coord|-20.7326|139.5062|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kookaburra Street Park}})
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation |first=Barbara |title=Townview State School : celebrating 40 years |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33685882 |publication-date=2005 |author1=Bow |author2=Wilson |first2=Sandra |publisher=Townview State School}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Townview, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mount-isa-suburbs|title=Mount Isa Suburbs|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
{{City of Mount Isa}}