Cranbrook, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cranbrook
City:Townsville
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.3066°N 146.75°W
Pop:5844
Postcode:4814
Area:3.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:City of Townsville
Stategov:Mundingburra
Fedgov:Herbert
Near-N:Heatley
Near-Ne:Vincent
Near-E:Aitkenvale
Near-Se:Annandale
Near-S:Douglas
Near-Sw:Douglas
Near-W:Kirwan
Near-Nw:Heatley

Cranbrook is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cranbrook had a population of 5,844 people.

Geography

Cranbrook is located 8km (05miles) south-west of the Townsville CBD. It is close to the Aitkenvale business district. Ross River Road runs through from east to west, and Douglas–Garbutt Road (Nathan Street) runs along the eastern boundary.

History

On 1 July 1968, Cranbrook was named by Queensland Place Names Board after Cranbrook, the Sydney home of Robert Towns.[1]

Holy Spirit School opened on 15 May 1969.

Ignatius Park College opened on 25 August 1969.

Cranbrook State School opened on 27 January 1981.[2]

Demographics

In the, Cranbrook had a population of 5,908 people.

In the, Cranbrook had a population of 5,844 people.

Education

Cranbrook State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Alice Street (-19.3092°N 146.7538°W).[3] [4] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 535 students with 44 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).[5] It includes a special education program. Holy Spirit Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Hatchett Street (-19.3021°N 146.7556°W).[6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 751 students with 42 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).

Ignatius Park College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys at 368-384 Ross River Road (-19.2995°N 146.7572°W).[7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1104 students with 93 teachers (90 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff (44 full-time equivalent).

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Notes and References

  1. 27 January 2020.
  2. 18 April 2019.
  3. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Cranbrook State School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130420044020/http://cranbrooss.eq.edu.au/. 20 April 2013. live.
  5. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Holy Spirit Catholic School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181204080106/https://www.hsstsv.catholic.edu.au/. 4 December 2018. live.
  7. Web site: Ignatius Park College. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112357/https://www.ipc.qld.edu.au/. 13 September 2018. live.