Granite Vale is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[1]
| Granite Vale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Granite Vale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°34′50″S 146°38′24″E / 19.5805°S 146.6399°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4815 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 60–610 m (197–2,001 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 458.7 km2 (177.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe locality is bounded by the ridge of the Hervey Range (19°36′S 146°33′E / 19.6°S 146.55°E) to the west.[3] The land falls steeply from the western ridge from 610 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level towards the east down to 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level.[4] There are a number of named peaks in the locality (from north to south):
- Wild Horse Mountain (19°25′58″S 146°36′21″E / 19.4327°S 146.6058°E) at 508 metres (1,667 ft) above sea level[5][4]
- Wallaroo Hill (19°31′43″S 146°39′11″E / 19.5286°S 146.6530°E) at 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level[6][4]
- Springs Hill (19°33′20″S 146°41′11″E / 19.5556°S 146.6863°E) at 290 metres (950 ft) above sea level[4]
- Pepper Pot Mountain (19°33′36″S 146°39′48″E / 19.5601°S 146.6632°E) at 525 metres (1,722 ft) above sea level[4]
- Ross River Mountain (19°36′39″S 146°40′36″E / 19.6108°S 146.6768°E) at 589 metres (1,932 ft) above sea level[4]
- Gibraltar (19°37′00″S 146°36′00″E / 19.6166°S 146.6°E) at 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level[7][4]
- Peach Hollow Knobs (19°39′41″S 146°35′41″E / 19.6613°S 146.5947°E) at 601 metres (1,972 ft) above sea level[8][4]
There is a small section of the Pinnacles National Park in the north-west of the locality but most of the national park is in the neighbouring locality of Hervey Range. There is a small section of the Mingela State Forest in the south-east of the locality but the forest is predominantly in neighbouring Calcium.[4]
Settlement Pocket is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality (19°35′00″S 146°39′00″E / 19.5833°S 146.65°E) near Settlement Creek.[9]
Peach Hollow is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (19°39′00″S 146°38′00″E / 19.65°S 146.6333°E) near the Reid River.[10]
The Springs is a natural spring (19°32′00″S 146°42′00″E / 19.5333°S 146.7°E).[11]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[4][12]
History
editThe locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[13]
In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Granite Vale. The nearest primary school is The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the north-east.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granite Vale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Granite Vale – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Hervey Range – range in City of Townsville (entry 15813)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Wild Horse Mountain – mountain in City of Townsville (entry 37477)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Wallaroo Hill – hill in City of Townsville (entry 36327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar – peak in City of Townsville (entry 13670)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Peach Hollow Knobs – peak in City of Townsville (entry 26216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Settlement Pocket – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 30437)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Peach Hollow – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 26215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "The Springs – spring in City of Townsville (entry 34136)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "2105 Granitevale Station - Granitevale Road, Granite Vale QLD 4815 -". CommercialRealEstate.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Granite Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
