Rangewood is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Townsville in the
City of Townsville,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Rangewood had a population of 1,084 people.
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Geography
The Hervey Range Developmental Road
Hervey Range Developmental Road (alternate spellings: "Herveys", "Hervey's") is a continuous road route in the Townsville and Charters Towers local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as State Route 72. It is a state-c ...
runs along the southern boundary.grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
on native vegetation, except for the suburban subdivision in the south-west of the locality.
History
The suburb was named and bounded on 28 February 2003.[
]
Demographics
In the , Rangewood had a population of 1,057 people.
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
Thuringowa State High School is a high school located in Australia and specifically situated in the City of Townsville, North Queensland in the suburb of Condon.
Thuringowa High opened in 1987 with year 8, 9 and 11 students, and offers programs ...
in Condon to the south-east.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Mt Margaret Park ()
References
External links
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Suburbs of Townsville
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