Town Common is a coastal

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of Townsville in the City of Townsville,

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, Australia. In the , Town Common had a population of 71 people. It is locally known as "The Common".

Geography

Town Common is bounded by the

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to the west, by the

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to the north-west and east, and Townsville Airport ( Garbutt) to the south. Most of the land is flat and at sea level with the exception of Mount Marlow () in the

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in the north-east of the suburb which rises to . The land in the suburb is mostly undeveloped with much of land contained within the

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(). The western part of the suburb is a floodplain created by a mangrove-lined network of tributaries of the Bohle River. Shelly Beach () is at the northern coast of the suburb, but is not accessible by road. The developed land is in the south-east of the locality consists of a golf course, the Garden Settlement Aged Care Village on Cape Pallarenda Road (), and a park. The golf course is irrigated with treated waste water from the Mount St John Wastewater Treatment Plant in Mount St John.

History

The wetlands and lowlands of Town Common the result of sand dune formation and water catchment drainage processes including erosion and sedimentation over thousands of years. Town Common was gazetted in 1869 as

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for the people of Townsville (established in 1864). In 1900 part of the wetlands was established as a sanitary reserve. In 1914 a pasturage reserve was established. In the , Town Common had a population of 163 people. The median age of the residents was 81 years, reflecting that the only residential land in the suburb is an aged care village. In the , Town Common had a population of 71 people with a median age of 85 years, being residents of the aged care village. In August 2016,

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who operate the aged care village announced the opening of a new facility at

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and their intention to transfer the aged care village residents to this new location.

Education

There are no schools in Town Common. The nearest government primary school is Belgian Gardens State School in Belgian Gardens to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

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to the south-east.

Amenities

Robertson Park is along the coast off Cape Pallarenda Drive () Rowes Bay Golf Club is in Emmerson Street ().

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