Type: | suburb |
The Range | |
City: | Rockhampton |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -23.395°N 150.4952°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Pop: | 5231 |
Postcode: | 4700 |
Area: | 3.6 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 2.0 |
Dir1: | SW |
Location1: | Rockhampton CBD |
Dist2: | 623 |
Dir2: | NNW |
Location2: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Rockhampton Region |
Stategov: | Rockhampton |
Stategov2: | Keppel |
Fedgov: | Capricornia |
Near-N: | Wandal |
Near-Ne: | Rockhampton City |
Near-E: | Allenstown |
Near-Se: | Allenstown |
Near-S: | Fairy Bower |
Near-Sw: | Fairy Bower |
Near-W: | West Rockhampton |
Near-Nw: | Wandal |
The Range is a suburb in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, The Range had a population of 5,231 people.
The suburb is built on the Athelstane Range with Agnes Street approximating the ridge line.
The suburb takes its name from the Athelstane Range, which was named in turn for Mount Athelstane, the name of the house built by lands commissioner William Wiseman circa 1859.[2] Rockhampton's first water storage was built on the top of Governor's Hill (part of Atheltstane Range) in 1875.[3]
Rockhampton Grammar School was built in Agnes Street in 1883 and is the oldest school in Rockhampton.
In the, The Range had a population of 5,731 people.
In the, The Range had a population of 5,369 people.
In the, The Range had a population of 5,400 people.
In the, The Range had a population of 5,231 people.
The Range has a number of heritage-listed properties, including: