The Range, Queensland Explained

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 an inner suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, The Range had a population of 5,231 people.

Geography

The suburb is built on the Athelstane Range with Agnes Street approximating the ridge line.

History

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]

Construction of Rockhampton Grammar School commenced in January 1880 and it was officially opened on 1 February 1881.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Rockhampton Girls Grammar School opened on 11 March 1892.[9]

St Peter's Catholic Primary School was established by the Presentation Sisters and was officially opened on Sunday 28 January 1934 by Archbishop James Duhig.[10] [11] [12]

The Rockhampton Flexible Learning School opened in 2015.[13]

Demographics

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.

Heritage listings

The Range has a number of heritage-listed properties, including:

Education

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 170 Upper Dawson Road (-23.3987°N 150.5011°W).[27] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 343 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

The Rockhampton Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 53-89 Archer Street (-23.3848°N 150.4945°W).[28] [29] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1343 students with 115 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 93 non-teaching staff (74 full-time equivalent).[30]

Rockhampton Girls Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for girls at the corner of Denham and Agnes Streets (-23.3885°N 150.4958°W).[31]

Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 210 Upper Dawson Road . An initiative of Edmund Rice Education Australia, it provides individual programs for young people in the Rockhampton area who have disengaged from regular schooling. In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 84 students.[32]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 1 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Our history. www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au. 23 December 2015. 23 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142445/http://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/Council-Services/Fitzroy-River-Water/About-us/Our-history. live.
  4. Web site: School community celebrates 50 Years of Ritamada . 2024-11-06 . The Rockhampton Grammar School . en-US . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725144951/https://www.rgs.qld.edu.au/news/school-community-celebrates-50-years-of-ritamada . live .
  5. News: 5 January 1880 . Advertising . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XXV . 3684.
  6. News: 6 January 1880 . The Morning Bulletin, ROCKHAMPTON. . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . XXV . 3685.
  7. News: 15 January 1881 . ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . 7 . 3.
  8. News: 5 February 1881 . OPENING OF THE ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 13 . National Library of Australia . 7 . 6.
  9. Web site: Our History . 2024-11-06 . Rockhampton Girls Grammar School . en . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007235601/https://www.rggs.qld.edu.au/our-history . live .
  10. Web site: Our History St Peter's Catholic Primary School Allenstown . 2024-11-06 . St Peter's Rocky . en . 3 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603145507/https://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/history . live .
  11. News: 27 January 1934 . ST. PETER'S . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . 21,065.
  12. News: 29 January 1934 . NEW CHURCH-SCHOOL . 7 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 4 . National Library of Australia . 21,066.
  13. Web site: Rockhampton Flexible School – EREA Flexible Schools Networks . 2024-11-06 . en-AU.
  14. 1 August 2014.
  15. 12 July 2013.
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  27. Web site: St Peter's Catholic Primary School . 21 November 2018 . 15 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113108/http://www.stpetersrockhampton.catholic.edu.au/ . live .
  28. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . 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 . Queensland Government.
  29. Web site: The Rockhampton Grammar School . 21 November 2018.
  30. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 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 . dead .
  31. Web site: Rockhampton Girls Grammar School . 21 November 2018 . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102043932/http://rggs.qld.edu.au/ . live .
  32. Web site: Annual Report 2023 . 7 November 2024 . Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre . 7.
  33. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.

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