Townview (previously written as Town View) 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 ...

of the town of

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Townview had a population of 2,067 people.

Geography

The

Leichhardt River The Leichhardt River is a river in north-west Queensland, Australia. Course The source of the river is in the Selwyn Range under Rifle Creek Hill and fed by Rifle Creek approximately south of the mining town Mount Isa. It runs in a generally n ...

flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Townview is a "townside" suburb. Townview is bounded to the north by the

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. At above sea level, Townview is slightly more elevated than other parts of Mount Isa, giving the suburb some views of the town and presumably its name.

History

The spelling of Townview (often written as Town View) was standardised in 2003 at the request of the

Mount Isa City Council The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west. Mount Isa i ...

. Townview State School opened on 25 January 1965.

Demographics

In the , Townview had a population of 2,062 people. In the , Townview had a population of 2,067 people.

Education

Townview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 64-72 Clarke Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 281 students (170 of whom identified as

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) with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 233 students (161 of whom identified as Indigenous Australians) with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Townview. The nearest government secondary school is

Spinifex State College Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland. It first opened in 2003. History Prior to 2003 Mount Isa was serviced by two state secondary schools. Mount Isa State High School and ...

which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in neighbouring

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to the north.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Enid Street Park () * Kookaburra Street Park () * Mcnamara Street Park ()

References

External links

* {{City of Mount Isa Suburbs of Mount Isa City of Mount Isa