City of Townsville
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The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma. Also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072,[2] and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In the Template:CensusAU, the City of Townsville had a population of 192,768 people.[1]
History
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Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas:
- the former City of Townsville;
- and the City of Thuringowa.
The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division, was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 31 March 1903, Thuringowa Division became the Shire of Thuringowa and Townsville was granted city status under the Local Authorities Act 1902, the ancestor of the current Local Government Act 1993.
The borders of the Townsville municipality were expanded to keep pace with urban growth in 1882, 1918, 1936, 1958 and 1964 – the purpose of expanding the borders was to keep urban and rural administrations separate.[3] This state government convention changed under the Bjelke-Petersen government and the borders between the two local governments became static. By 1986 the Shire of Thuringowa had grown to a population of 27,000 and was declared a city.[3]
The City of Townsville was notable in Australia in the 1890s and early 1900s for its support for municipal socialism. The anarchist and socialist Alderman Ned Lowry advocated for the City of Townsville to control various industries.[4]
In 1939, Fred Paterson stood successfully as an alderman for the Townsville City Council, becoming the first member of the Communist Party to win such an office in Australia. He was then re-elected in 1943. The same year, he stood for the federal seat of Herbert, but was narrowly defeated. He then contested and won the Bowen seat in the Queensland Parliament, holding it from 1944 until 1950.
From 1942 to 1949, the council was held by a majority of members of the pro-soviet Labor party split, the North Queensland Labor Party.[5]
A succession of endorsed Labor Party mayors and majority councillors held a continuous civic government from 1976–2008. This was the longest continuous Labor administration in the country until Tony Mooney was defeated in 2008.
Following local government reform undertaken by the State Government of Queensland, the City of Townsville and the City of Thuringowa were amalgamated in 2008.[6] The process of amalgamation was completed on the election of a new combined council on 15 March 2008.
Mayors
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Other notable aldermen include:
- 1936–1949 (deputy mayor 1939–1944) Tom Aikens, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mundingburra and Townsville South[7]
Council
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The council consists of one mayor, elected at large, and 10 councillors, elected from 10 individual divisions.
Recent history (2008−present)
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After one term, mayor Les Tyrell chose to retire from politics and did not recontest his position. At the 2012 election, councillor Dale Last ran for mayor and formed the Townsville First group, which ran candidates − including six Team Tyrell councillors − in all wards. Jenny Hill, the only sitting Labor member on council, formed Team Jenny Hill and successfully ran for mayor.[9]
At the 2016 election, Team Jenny Hill defeated defeated Jayne Arlett's Team in a landslide victory, picking up every single ward, along with retaining the mayoralty.[10]
Current composition
The current council, elected in 2024, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Template:Australian party style | | Troy Thompson | Independent | |
| Division 1 | Template:Australian party style | | Paul Jacob | TownsvilleCHANGE | |
| Division 2 | Template:Australian party style | | Brodie Phillips | Independent | |
| Division 3 | Template:Australian party style | | Ann-Maree Greaney | Team Jenny Hill | |
| Division 4 | Template:Australian party style | | Kristian Price | Independent | |
| Division 5 | Template:Australian party style | | Vera Dirou | TownsvilleCHANGE | |
| Division 6 | Template:Australian party style | | Suzy Batkovic | Team Jenny Hill | |
| Division 7 | Template:Australian party style | | Kurt Rehbein | Team Jenny Hill | |
| Division 8 | Template:Australian party style | | Andrew Robinson | Independent | |
| Division 9 | Template:Australian party style | | Liam Mooney | Team Jenny Hill | |
| Division 10 | Template:Australian party style | | Brady Ellis | Independent LNP | [11] |
Past councillors
2008−2012 (unsubdivided)
| Year | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | David Crisafulli (Team Tyrell) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Jenny Lane (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Dale Last (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Rob McCahill (Team Tyrell) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Ray Gartrell (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Deanne Bell (Team Tyrell) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Sue Blom (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Brian Hewett (Team Tyrell) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Vern Veitch (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Jenny Hill (Labor/TJH) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Tony Parsons (Team Tyrell/TF) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Natalie Marr (Team Tyrell/TF) |
| 2008 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Trevor Roberts (Ind./TF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012−present (10 wards)
| Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | Division 7 | Division 8 | Division 9 | Division 10 | ||||||||||
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| Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||||||||||
| 2012 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Sue Blom (TF/JAT) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Tony Parsons (TF/JAT) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Vern Veitch (TF/Ind.) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Jenny Lane (TF) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Pat Ernst (Ind.) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Trevor Roberts (TF/JAT) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Gary Eddiehausen (TF/JAT) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Ray Gartrell (TF/JAT) | rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Colleen Doyle (TJH) | rowspan="5" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Les Walker (TJH) |
| 2015 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Margie Ryder (TJH) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Paul Jacob (TJH/Ind.) | rowspan="5" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Ann-Maree Greaney (TJH) | rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Mark Molachino (TJH) | rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Russ Cook (TJH) | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Verena Coombe (TJH) | rowspan="5" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Kurt Rehbein (TJH) | rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Maurie Soars (TJH) | ||||
| 2019 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Sue Blom (Ind.) | rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Suzy Batkovic (TJH) | rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Liam Mooney (TJH) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Fran O'Callaghan (NQSA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Paul Jacob (Change) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Brodie Phillips (Ind.) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Kristian Price (Ind.) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Vera Dirou (Change) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Andrew Robinson (Ind.) | rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style| | Brady Ellis (Ind. LNP) | ||||||||
Towns and localities
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Demographics
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the new City.
| Year | Population (City total) |
Population (Townsville) |
Population (Thuringowa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 15,731 | 10,636 | 5,095 |
| 1921 | 23,690 | 21,353 | 2,337 |
| 1933 | 29,300 | 25,876 | 3,424 |
| 1947 | 36,436 | 34,109 | 2,327 |
| 1954 | 43,098 | 40,471 | 2,627 |
| 1961 | 53,715 | 51,143 | 2,572 |
| 1966 | 65,303 | 62,403 | 2,900 |
| 1971 | 72,023 | 68,591 | 3,432 |
| 1976 | 91,279 | 80,365 | 10,914 |
| 1981 | 98,900 | 81,172 | 17,728 |
| 1986 | 112,917 | 82,809 | 30,108 |
| 1991 | 125,010 | 87,288 | 37,722 |
| 1996 | 131,371 | 87,052 | 44,319 |
| 2001 | 143,841 | 92,701 | 51,140 |
| 2006 | 158,647 | 99,483 | 59,164 |
| 2011 | 174,462 | ||
| 2016 | 186,757 | [12] | |
| 2021 | 192,768 | [1] | |
Amenities
The Townsville City Council operates libraries at Aitkenvale, Townsville City and Thuringowa Central.[13] It also operates a mobile library service, serving the following suburbs on a regular schedule:[14]
- Monday: Deeragun & Bluewater
- Tuesday: Nelly Bay (Magnetic Island), opening hours may be affected by tide times
- Wednesday: Rollingstone & Saunders Beach, fortnightly alternating with Alligator Creek and Oakvale
Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea since 1983
- Template:Flagicon Shunan, Japan since 1990
- Template:Flagicon Iwaki City, Japan since August 1991
- Template:Flagicon Changshu, People's Republic of China since 1995
- Template:Flagicon Suwon, South Korea since 1996
- Template:Flagicon Foshan, People's Republic of China since 2006[15]
See also
References
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External links
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- Townsville community profile (2020)
- Population stats of LGA
- Townsville Region Social Atlas (2001 Census)
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