Garbutt is a
suburb
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of
Townsville in the
City of Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
It is home to the Townsville International Airport and RAAF Townsville.
Geography
Only the eastern part of the suburb is residential. The southern part of the suburb is an industrial estate. The northern part of the suburb is an airport precinct, consisting of:
*
Townsville International Airport
Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville, Queensland. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville sub ...
(formerly known as Garbutt Airport) which has its entrance on Coral Sea Drive ()
*
RAAF Base Townsville, which has its entrance off Ingham Road ()
*a heliport ()
* Townsville station of the
Bureau of Meteorology
The
North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the east (
West End) and exits to the west (
Mount Louisa
Mount Louisa is a residential suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb contains the mountain Mount Louisa (). In the , Mount Louisa had a population of 8,825 people.
Geography
The suburb Mount Louisa is located to ...
).
The suburb is served by Garbutt railway station ().
History
Garbutt is situated in the traditional
Wulgurukaba Aboriginal
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*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
country.
Garbutt Methodist church officially opened on Sunday 9 February 1936 on the corner of Ingham Road and Meenan Street. A new Methodist church was opened in 1964, becoming a Uniting Church following the amalgamation of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational denominations. The congregation of the
West End Uniting Church decided to join the Garbutt Uniting Church, but the continued growth of the congregation at Garbutt necessitated a move in 1986 to a new church called House of Praise at 485 Bayswater Road in
Mount Louisa
Mount Louisa is a residential suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb contains the mountain Mount Louisa (). In the , Mount Louisa had a population of 8,825 people.
Geography
The suburb Mount Louisa is located to ...
.
The suburb takes its name from the railway station which was originally known as Garbutts Siding and renamed Garbutt by the
Queensland Railways Department on 26 January 1940. The siding served the butchering firm established by Charles Overend Garbutt (1848–1905), a Queensland pastoralist whose sons had settled in Townsville.
RAAF Base Townsville was established on 15 October 1940. The No 24 (General Purpose) Squadron was relocated from
RAAF Station Amberley to Townsville. The
United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and the
United States Army Air Force (USAAF) were based at Townsville during
World War II.
St Theresa's Catholic Church opened in 1968.
In the Garbutt had a population of 2,396 people.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.1% of the population.
* 72.2% of people were born in Australia and 78.1% of people spoke only English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.6% and Catholic 21.5%.
[
From 1 February 2020, the Townsville station of the Bureau of Meteorology became fully automated.]
Education
Garbutt State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 76 Chandler Street ().Pimlico State High School
Pimlico State High School is an independent public high school in Townsville, Australia.
Basic information
Established in 1959, Pimlico State High School is now one of the largest public high schools in North Queensland. Following the transitio ...
in Gulliver to the south.
Amenities
Shopping
*Garbutt Shopping Village
Churches
* St Theresa's Catholic Church, 62-66 Lonerganne Street ()
Parks
*Harold Phillips Park
*Melrose Park
*Spilsbury Park
Community groups
The Magnetic Garbutt branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 42 Lancaster Street ().
Attractions
RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre is a museum devoted to the military aviation heritage of North Queensland. It is at 487 Ingham Road (). Since March 2020, it has been temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
External links
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{{Suburbs of Townsville
Suburbs of Townsville