Hyde Park is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

in the

City of Townsville The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock a ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Hyde Park had a population of 1,374 people.

Geography

Hyde Park is north of Mysterton, west of Hermit Park, east of

Pimlico Pimlico () is a district in Central London, in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture. Pimlico is demarcated to the north by Lon ...

, and south of West End, and its postcode is 4812. North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) runs along the northern boundary, and Townsville Connection Road (Charters Towers Road) runs along the eastern boundary.

History

It is believed to be named after Hyde Park in London. Most of the street names come from

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

streets and suburbs - for example, named after

Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running between Marble Arch and Tottenham Court Road via Oxford Circus. It marks the notional boundary between the areas of Fitzrovia and Marylebone to t ...

Bayswater Road Bayswater Road is the main road running along the northern edge of Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park in London. Originally part of the A40 road in London, A40 road, it is now designated part of the A402 road. Route In the east, Bayswater Road ...

and

Park Lane Park Lane is a dual carriageway road in the City of Westminster in Central London. It is part of the London Inner Ring Road and runs from Hyde Park Corner in the south to Marble Arch in the north. It separates Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park to ...

. As part of the development of Townsville, sugar plantations were established at Hyde Park in 1866. In 1918, Hyde Park was transferred from the Thuringowa Shire to the City of Townsville by a government decree.

Hermit Park State School Hyde Park is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hyde Park had a population of 1,374 people. Geography Hyde Park is north of Mysterton, west of Hermit Park, east of Pimlico, and south of West End, and its pos ...

opened on 16 June 1924. Hermit Park Infants State School was separated from it on 1 February 1955, but closed on 17 December 1993 and became part of the State School again. St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School was established in 1936 by the

Sisters of the Good Samaritan The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding, OSB, Australia’s first Catholic bishop, in Sydney in 1857. The congrega ...

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

Terrence McGuire had purchased the Woodlands estate from the Cummins family to use as a convent for the sisters, which was called Saint Philomena’s. The need for secondary education for girls in the area led to the sisters establishing St Margaret Mary’s College, which was officially opened by Bishop Hugh Ryan on 22 February 1963 with an initial enrolment of 50 girls. The primary school closed on 11 December 1987, but the secondary college continues to operate.

Demographics

In the , Hyde Park had a population of 1,387 people. In the , Hyde Park had a population of 1,374 people.

Facilities

Hyde Park contains two shopping centres, Castletown Shoppingworld and the Hyde Park Centre located on Woolcock Street. Hyde Park is also home to the Mater Women's and Children's Hospital, formerly known as the Wesley Park Haven Hospital and before that as the Park Haven Private Hospital (est. 1937). In January 1999 the hospital was acquired by The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane on behalf of the Uniting Church in Queensland. In 2007 it was acquired by the Townsville Sisters of Mercy, and is run under the Mater Health Services North Queensland umbrella organisation.

Education

Hermit Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Surrey and Sussex Streets (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 666 students with 45 teachers (42 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). St Margaret Mary's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for girls at 1-9 Crowle Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 711 students with 63 teachers (58 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).

References

External links

* {{Suburbs of Townsville Townsville Suburbs of Townsville