Mysterton, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mysterton
City:Townsville
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.2888°N 146.7927°W
Pop:793
Postcode:4812
Area:0.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.3
Dir1:E
Location1:Gulliver
Dist2:4.3
Dir2:SW
Location2:Townsville CBD
Dist3:1334
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:City of Townsville
Stategov:Townsville
Fedgov:Herbert
Near-N:Hyde Park
Near-Ne:Hermit Park
Near-E:Hermit Park
Near-Se:Hermit Park
Near-S:Mundingburra
Near-Sw:Pimlico
Near-W:Pimlico
Near-Nw:Pimlico

Mysterton is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is one of the smallest suburbs in Townsville.

In the, Mysterton had a population of 793 people.

Geography

Mysterton is predominantly residential, and is situated between the suburbs of Hermit Park, Mundingburra, Pimlico and Hyde Park.

Townsville Connection Road (Charters Towers Road) runs along most of the eastern boundary.

History

Mysterton was given its name in honor of Arminius Danner's house, which at the time of its naming in the 1880s was located in the St. Johns Wood Estate subdivision. During another subdivision in the 1920s, it was known as Mysterton Estate.[2]

Demographics

In the, Mysterton had a population of 834 people.

In the, Mysterton had a population of 809 people.

In the, Mysterton had a population of 793 people.

Heritage listings

Mysterton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Mysterton. The nearest government primary schools are Hermit Park State School in neighbouring Hyde Park to the north and Mundingburra State School in neighbouring Mundingburra to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Pimlico State High School in Gulliver to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: A brief history of suburb names. 17 January 2016. Townsville City Council. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423050735/http://townsville.qld.gov.au/townsville/heritage/Documents/History%20of%20Suburb%20Names.pdf. 23 April 2012. dmy-all.
  3. 16 July 2013.