Alice River is an outer south-western
suburb
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of
Townsville
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in the
City of Townsville
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
It was previously known as Rupertswood. In the , Alice River had a population of 2,685 people.
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Geography
The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the northern boundary.
History
The estate was also known as Rupertswood, because the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home " Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. However, Alice River was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1865 for a lady of his acquaintance. The suburb along with its neighbour Rangewood, Queensland are up and coming suburbs with numerous housing developments expected in future due to the ample availability of flat develop-able land and close proximity to the Townsville Orbital road and James Cook University
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. Existing suburbs to the east are almost entirely built out with only some subdivision of smaller parcels and in-fill development possible.
Demographics
In the , Alice River had a population of 2,425 people.
Education
There are no schools in Alice River. The nearest government primary school is The Williows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the east.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
* River Court Park ()
See also
* Alice River (disambiguation) Alice River may refer to:
*The following ''rivers'' in Queensland, Australia:
**Alice River (Barcoo River), a tributary of Barcoo River
**Alice River (Black River), a tributary of Black River (Queensland)
**Alice River (Far North Queensland), a tri ...
References
External links
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More history of Thuringowa, including searchable historical image collection – from Thuringowa Library Heritage Services
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Suburbs of Townsville