Gulliver, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Gulliver
City:Townsville
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.2869°N 146.7749°W
Pop:2884
Postcode:4812
Area:1.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:City of Townsville
Stategov:Townsville
Stategov2:Mundingburra
Fedgov:Herbert
Near-N:Currajong
Near-Ne:Currajong
Near-E:Pimlico
Near-Se:Mundingburra
Near-S:Aitkenvale
Near-Sw:Aitkenvale
Near-W:Vincent
Near-Nw:Vincent

Gulliver is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gulliver had a population of 2,884 people.

History

Gulliver is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[2]

The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville.

It is unclear when the Holy Family Catholic Primary School opened in Gulliver, but it closed on 11 December 1987. It was then amalgamated with St John Fisher's Christian Brothers College (Currajong) and St Margaret Mary's Primary School (Hermit Park) to create The Marian School which opened on 21 January 1988 in Currajong.[3] In 1995, St Mary's School (West End) was amalgamated into The Marian School.[4]

Currajong State School opened on 28 June 1954.

Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959.

Demographics

In the, Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people.

In the, Gulliver had a population of 2,884 people.

Education

Despite the name, Currajong State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 140 Palmerston Street in Gulliver, adjacent to Currajong's southern boundary (-19.2802°N 146.7741°W).[5] [6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 602 students with 46 teachers (42 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).[7] It includes a special education program.[5]

Despite the name, Pimlico State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Fulham Road in Gulliver, adjacent to Pimlico's western boundary (-19.2887°N 146.7826°W).[5] [8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1658 students with 136 teachers (127 full-time equivalent) and 56 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[7] It includes a special education program.[5]

Queensland Pathways State College is at Desailly Street (-19.2852°N 146.7805°W) within the TAFE Queensland campus. It is the Townsville campus of the secondary (10–12) Queensland Pathways State College which has its headquarters at Coorparoo in Brisbane. The school specialises in students who have difficulties with mainstream education.[5] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Traditional Landowners - History and Heritage. 25 June 2020. 27 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327215751/https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about-townsville/history-and-heritage/townsville-history/traditional-landowners. live.
  3. Web site: St. John Fishers, Currajong. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701060706/http://ozatwar.com/sjf.htm. 1 July 2017. 2021-08-19. www.ozatwar.com.
  4. Web site: Overview Marian Catholic School, Currajong. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411050002/https://www.marian.catholic.edu.au/about/overview/. 11 April 2021. 2021-08-19. Overview Marian Catholic School, Currajong. en.
  5. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. 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. live.
  6. Web site: Currajong State School. 21 November 2018. 24 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224073348/https://currajongss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  7. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  8. Web site: Pimlico State High School. 21 November 2018. 19 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210819081211/https://pimlicoshs.eq.edu.au/. live.
  9. Web site: Queensland Pathways State College. 21 November 2018. 19 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319190040/https://qpsc.eq.edu.au/. dead.