Castle Hill, Queensland

This article is about the suburb of Townsville. For the mountain that it sits upon, see Castle Hill, Townsville. For the suburb of Sydney, see Castle Hill, New South Wales.

Castle Hill
Townsville, Queensland
View from Castle Hill
Castle Hill is located in Queensland
Castle Hill
Castle Hill
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Coordinates19°15′21″S 146°47′52″E / 19.2558°S 146.7977°E / -19.2558; 146.7977 (Castle Hill (centre of suburb))
Population972 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density423/km2 (1,095/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4810
Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location3.7 km (2 mi) W of Townsville CBD
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Townsville
Federal division(s)Herbert
Suburbs around Castle Hill:
Belgian Gardens Belgian Gardens North Ward
West End Castle Hill North Ward
West End West End Townsville City

Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.[3] The Indigenous name for the mountain is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.[4][5] In the 2021 census, Castle Hill had a population of 972 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Castle Hill – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44582)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference globe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "CLEVELAND BAY AND THE TOWNSHIP OF TOWNSVILLE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XX, no. 2, 386. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 1865. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Castle Hill (Mount Cutheringa) – hill in City of Townsville (entry 6446)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 September 2017.