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{{About|the local government area|the metropolitan area|Townsville, Queensland|the Townsville CBD suburb|Townsville City, Queensland|other uses|Townsville (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the local government area|the metropolitan area|Townsville, Queensland|the Townsville CBD suburb|Townsville City, Queensland|other uses|Townsville (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = City of Townsville
| name = City of Townsville
| state = qld
| state = qld
| image = Townsville LGA Qld 2008.png
| image = [[File:Townsville Boardwalk and Skyline.jpg|315px|frameless|Townsville Skyline]]
| caption = Townsville Skyline
| imagesize= 180
| image2 = Townsville LGA Qld 2008.png
| caption = Location within [[Queensland]]
| image_upright = 0.81
| pop = 181,743
| caption2 = Location within [[Queensland]]
| pop_footnotes = (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2008-09~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument|title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=30 March 2010|accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
| area = 3733
| pop = 192768
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| mayor = [[Les Tyrell]]
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| area_footnotes = <ref>http://www.ltc.townsville.qld.gov.au/stayinginformed/Pages/default.aspx</ref>
| poprank = 28th
| area = 3731
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327110730/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| mayor = [[Troy Thompson (politician)|Troy Thompson]]
| est = 1865
| est = 1865
| seat = [[Thuringowa Central, Queensland|Thuringowa Central]]
| seat = [[Townsville City, Queensland|Townsville City]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Townsville|Townsville]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Thuringowa|Thuringowa]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Mundingburra|Mundingburra]]
| stategov4 = [[Electoral district of Burdekin|Burdekin]]
| stategov5 = [[Electoral district of Hinchinbrook|Hinchinbrook]]
| region = [[North Queensland]]
| region = [[North Queensland]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Herbert|Herbert]]
| logo = TownsvilleCC.jpg
| fedgov2 = [[Division of Dawson|Dawson]]
| url = http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/
| fedgov3 = [[Division of Kennedy|Kennedy]]
| logo = City of Townsville logo.svg
| url = townsville.qld.gov.au
| near-nw = [[Shire of Hinchinbrook|Hinchinbrook]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Hinchinbrook|Hinchinbrook]]
| near-n = ''[[Coral Sea]]''
| near-n = ''[[Coral Sea]]''
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}}


The '''City of Townsville''' is an [[Australia]]n [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area (LGA)]] located in [[North Queensland]], Australia. The LGA encompasses the city of [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]], together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of [[Alligator Creek, Queensland|Alligator Creek]], [[Woodstock, Queensland|Woodstock]] and Reid River, and to the North are areas like the [[Bushland Beach, Queensland|Northern Beaches]] and [[Paluma]], and also included is [[Magnetic Island]]. It currently has a population of 175,542 residents,<ref name="3218.0">{{Cite web |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007-08: Population Estimates by Statistical District, 2001 to 2008 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02007-08?OpenDocument}}</ref><ref name="ABSest2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2007-08~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument|title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007–08|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=23 April 2009|accessdate=30 September 2009}}</ref> and is the [[List of cities in Australia by population#25 largest Local Government Areas by population|18th largest LGA]] in Australia.
The '''City of Townsville''' is a [[Local government in Australia|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, Queensland (Townsville)|Alligator Creek]], [[Woodstock, Queensland|Woodstock]] and Reid River, and to the north are [[Bushland Beach, Queensland|Northern Beaches]] and [[Paluma, Queensland|Paluma]], and also included is [[Magnetic Island]]. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072,<ref name=ABSLGA/> and is the [[List of cities in Australia by population#50 largest local government areas by population|28th-largest LGA]] in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of [[North Queensland]].{{cn|date=January 2021}}


In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the City of Townsville had a population of 192,768 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
==History==
[[Image:TCC 1895 (cropped).JPG|300px|thumb|left|Townsville's Town Hall 1895 with, from left to right, Aldermen T. Enright, E.J. Forrest, D.F. Treehy (Townclerk), P. Lillis (Rate Receiver), J. N. Parkes, B.P. McDougall (Accountant)]]
Townsville became a gazetted town in 1865 and was upgraded to a municipality in 1866. The surrounding rural area was granted a divisional board in 1879 and was named [[City of Thuringowa|Thuringowa]]. In 1902 Thuringowa was upgraded to become a shire and in 1903 Townsville became a city. The borders of the town and then Municipality of Townsville 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.<ref name = "LGRC page 2">{{cite book | title = Townsville City Council Submission to the Local Government Reform Commission | url = http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/wwwdocs/yourcouncil/docs/TCC_Submission.pdf| format = Submission | accessdate = 2007-05-25 | year = 2007 | month = May | publisher = [[Townsville City Council]] | location = Townsville | page = 2 }}</ref> This state government convention changed under the [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen|Bjelke-Peterson]] 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.<ref name = "LGRC page 2"/>


== History ==
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 [[Division of Herbert|federal seat of Herbert]], but was narrowly defeated. He then contested and won the [[Electoral district of Bowen|Bowen]] seat in the [[Queensland Parliament]], holding it from 1944 until 1950.
[[File:TCC 1895 (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|Townsville's Town Hall 1895 with, from left to right, Aldermen T. Enright, E.J. Forrest, D.F. Treehy (Townclerk), P. Lillis (Rate Receiver), J. N. Parkes, B.P. McDougall (Accountant)]]


Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas:
A succession of endorsed [[Australian 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.


* the former '''City of Townsville''';
Following local government reform undertaken by the State [[Government of Queensland]], the City of Townsville and the [[City of Thuringowa]] were amalgamated in 2008.<ref>[http://www.ltc.townsville.qld.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx A Message from the Chairman, Cr Tony Mooney<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The process of amalgamation was completed on the election of a new combined council on 15 March 2008.
* 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''.
==Townsville City Council==
'''Townsville City Council''' is the [[Local government in Australia|Local Government Authority]] that services the Local Government Area of Townsville. The council is represented by 12 councillors and the Mayor, who have been elected by the whole city. The current mayor is Cr [[Les Tyrell]], who was formerly the mayor of the [[City of Thuringowa]] until the 2008 elections. The former Mayor of Townsville was [[Tony Mooney]] who had held the position since 1989 when he succeeded [[Mike Reynolds (politician)|Mike Reynolds]].


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.<ref name="LGRC page 2">{{cite book | title = Townsville City Council Submission to the Local Government Reform Commission | url = http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/wwwdocs/yourcouncil/docs/TCC_Submission.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070828221452/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/wwwdocs/yourcouncil/docs/TCC_Submission.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2007-08-28 | format = Submission | access-date = 25 May 2007 | date = May 2007 | publisher = [[Townsville City Council]] | location = Townsville | page = 2 }}</ref> This state government convention changed under the [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen|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.<ref name = "LGRC page 2"/>
The City of Townsville was first established as a Municipality under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864'' on 15 February 1866. On 31 March 1903, it was granted City status and came under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the ancestor of the current ''Local Government Act 1993''. The council provides many services to residents of the city of Townsville, including infrastructure, water, garbage, public works, and entertainment and leisure i.e parks, theatres, events etc.


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.<ref name="laborsocialism">{{cite book |last1=Burgmann |first1=Verity |title=In our time : socialism and the rise of labor, 1885-1905 |date=1985 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Sydney |isbn=0868615374}}</ref>
Currently the council has total operating expenditure of $201.3M and a capital works budget of $103.3M <ref name="Budget 2006-07">http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au Townsville City Council web site - Budget 2006/07</ref>


In 1939, [[Fred Paterson]] stood successfully as an alderman for the Townsville City Council, becoming the first member of the [[Communist Party of Australia|Communist Party]] to win such an office in Australia. He was then re-elected in 1943. The same year, he stood for the [[Division of Herbert|federal seat of Herbert]], but was narrowly defeated. He then contested and won the [[Electoral district of Bowen|Bowen]] seat in the [[Queensland Parliament]], holding it from 1944 until 1950.
The 2008 population estimate for the Townsville LGA is 175,000 people.


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]].<ref name="PeoplesChampion">{{cite book |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Ross |title=The people's champion, Fred Paterson : Australia's only Communist Party member of parliament |date=1997 |publisher=University of Queensland Press |isbn=0702229598 }}</ref>
=== Civic Cabinet ===
The current Civic Cabinet consists of one mayor and 12 councillors.


A succession of endorsed [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|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.
*'''Mayor''': [[Les Tyrell]] ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])

*'''Chief Executive Officer''': Ray Burton <ref>[http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/council/media?media_id=97 Council announces CEO<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Following local government reform undertaken by the State [[Government of Queensland]], the City of Townsville and the [[City of Thuringowa]] were amalgamated in 2008.<ref>[http://www.ltc.townsville.qld.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx A Message from the Chairman, Cr Tony Mooney<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231061332/http://www.ltc.townsville.qld.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx |date=31 December 2007 }}</ref> The process of amalgamation was completed on the election of a new combined [[Local government in Queensland|council]] on 15 March 2008.
Councillors (undivided council without divisions):

* Deanne Bell
== Mayors ==
* Sue Blom
{{main|List of mayors of Townsville}}
* David Crisafulli (Deputy Mayor)([[Liberal National Party|LNP Qld]])

* Brian Hewett
Other notable aldermen include:
* Ray Gartrell
* 1936–1949 (deputy mayor 1939–1944) [[Tom Aikens (politician)|Tom Aikens]], [[Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly]] for [[electoral district of Mundingburra|Mundingburra]] and [[electoral district of Townsville South|Townsville South]]<ref name=rem>{{cite web|title=Aikens, Mr Thomas (Tom)|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=137|work=Re-Member Database|publisher=[[Queensland Parliament]]|access-date=18 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003040/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=137|archive-date=5 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Jenny_Hill_(politician)|Jenny Hill]]

* Jenny Lane
== Council ==
* Dale Last
{{Infobox legislature
* Natalie Marr
| name = Townsville City Council
* Vern Veitch

* Tony Parsons
| leader1_type = [[List of mayors of Townsville|Mayor]]
* Trevor Roberts
| leader1 = [[Troy Thompson (politician)|Troy Thompson]]
| party1 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader2 =
| party2 =
| structure1 = TCC2024.png
| structure1_res = 200px
| seats = 11 elected representatives, including a Mayor and 10 councillors
| political_groups1 = {{plainlist|
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Independent}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independents]] (4)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|#F6CB47|border=silver}} [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]] (4)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|townsvillechange}}|border=silver}} [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TownsvilleCHANGE]] (2)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|independent lnp}}|border=silver}} [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent LNP]] (1)}}
}}
| last_election1 = [[2024 Townsville City Council election|16 March 2024]]
| next_election1 =
}}
'''Townsville City Council''' services the LGA. The council is represented by 10 councillors and the mayor, who have been elected by the whole city. The current [[List of mayors of Townsville|mayor]] is [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Jenny Hill]], who was formerly the deputy mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Townsville in 2007 and early 2008.

The council consists of one mayor, elected at large, and 10 councillors, elected from 10 individual divisions.

=== Recent history (2008−present) ===
{{see also|Category:Townsville City Council elections{{!}}Townsville City Council elections|List of mayors of Townsville{{!}}Mayors of Townsville}}
In [[2008 Townsville City Council election|2008]], the [[Queensland Labor Party|Australian Labor Party]], which had controlled the council for 32 years − the longest-serving Labor administration in Australia − was defeated in a [[Landslide victory|landslide]] by the conservative [[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]], which won all but one of the councillor positions. Incumbent mayor [[Tony Mooney]] was among the ALP members defeated.<ref name="tb">{{cite web |title=How it happened: a defining moment in politics |url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/how-it-happened-a-defining-moment-in-politics/news-story/bd9b714dfcdb9341047a364168e33c0d |publisher=Townsville Bulletin |date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

After one term, mayor [[Les Tyrell]] chose to retire from politics and did not recontest his position. At the [[2012 Townsville City Council election|2012 election]], councillor Dale Last ran for mayor and formed the [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Townsville First]] group, which ran candidates − including six Team Tyrell councillors − in all wards. [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Jenny Hill]], the only sitting Labor member on council, formed [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]] and successfully ran for mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uphill battle for King Les's man |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/uphill-battle-for-king-less-man/news-story/903b6310ad426dad8971df08370437ba |publisher=The Courier Mail}}</ref>

At the [[2016 Townsville City Council election|2016 election]], Team Jenny Hill defeated defeated [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Jayne Arlett's Team]] in a landslide victory, picking up every single ward, along with retaining the mayoralty.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/TownsvilleCityCouncil/results/councillor/summary.html|title=2016 Townsville City Council - Councillor Election - Election Summary|date=20 April 2016|publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Queensland]]|access-date=18 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607054338/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/TownsvilleCityCouncil/results/councillor/summary.html|archive-date=7 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Current composition ===
The current council, elected in [[2024 Townsville City Council election|2024]], is:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| Mayor
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
| [[Troy Thompson (politician)|Troy Thompson]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
|-
| Division 1
| {{Australian party style|TownsvilleCHANGE}} |&nbsp;
| Paul Jacob
| [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TownsvilleCHANGE]]
|
|-
| Division 2
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
| Brodie Phillips
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
|-
| Division 3
| {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}} |&nbsp;
| Ann-Maree Greaney
| [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]]
|
|-
| Division 4
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
| Kristian Price
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
|-
| Division 5
| {{Australian party style|TownsvilleCHANGE}} |&nbsp;
| Vera Dirou
| [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TownsvilleCHANGE]]
|
|-
| Division 6
| {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}} |&nbsp;
| [[Suzy Batkovic]]
| [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]]
|
|-
| Division 7
| {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}} |&nbsp;
| Kurt Rehbein
| [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]]
|
|-
| Division 8
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
| Andrew Robinson
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
|-
| Division 9
| {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}} |&nbsp;
| Liam Mooney
| [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Team Jenny Hill]]
|
|-
| Division 10
| {{Australian party style|independent lnp}} |&nbsp;
| Brady Ellis
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent LNP]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=BRADY JOHN ELLIS |url=https://event.elections.qld.gov.au/Candidate/CandidateDetail?EventID=622&EventType=2&ContestID=0&BoundaryID=19982&LGAID=128&ID=50438 |publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland |date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
|}

== Past councillors ==


=== 2008−2012 (unsubdivided) ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| align="center" | '''[[2008 Townsville City Council election|2008]]'''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | [[David Crisafulli]] ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Jenny Lane ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Dale Last ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Rob McCahill ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Ray Gartrell ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Deanne Bell ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Sue Blom ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Brian Hewett ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Vern Veitch ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | [[Jenny Hill (politician)|Jenny Hill]] ([[Queensland Labor Party|Labor]]/[[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Tony Parsons ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team tyrell}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Natalie Marr ([[Les Tyrell|Team Tyrell]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
|-
| ''2008''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Trevor Roberts ([[Independent politician|Ind.]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
|-
| ''2012''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|blank}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | ''Vacant''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;

|}

=== 2012−present (10 wards) ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 1
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 2
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 3
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 4
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 5
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 6
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 7
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 8
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 9
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Division 10
|-
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| '''[[2012 Townsville City Council election|2012]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Sue Blom ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|JAT]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Tony Parsons ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|JAT]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Vern Veitch ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Jenny Lane ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Pat Ernst ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Trevor Roberts ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|JAT]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Gary Eddiehausen ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|JAT]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsville first}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Ray Gartrell ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|TF]]/[[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|JAT]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Colleen Doyle ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="5" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="5"; align="center" | [[Les Walker (politician)|Les Walker]] ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
|-
| ''2015''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|glenn lazarus team}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|glenn lazarus team}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|glenn lazarus team}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|glenn lazarus team}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|glenn lazarus team}}|&nbsp;
|-
| '''[[2016 Townsville City Council election|2016]]'''
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Margie Ryder ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Paul Jacob ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]]/[[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="5" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="5"; align="center" | Ann-Maree Greaney ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Mark Molachino ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Russ Cook ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Verena Coombe ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="5" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="5"; align="center" | Kurt Rehbein ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Maurie Soars ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
|-
| ''2019''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| '''[[2020 Townsville City Council election|2020]]'''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Sue Blom ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | [[Suzy Batkovic]] ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|team jenny hill}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Liam Mooney ([[Jenny Hill (politician)|TJH]])
|-
| ''2021''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|nq state}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Fran O'Callaghan ([[State of North Queensland#North Queensland State Alliance|NQSA]])
|-
| '''[[2024 Townsville City Council election|2024]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsvillechange}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Paul Jacob ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Change]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Brodie Phillips ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Kristian Price ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|townsvillechange}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Vera Dirou ([[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Change]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Andrew Robinson ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent lnp}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Brady Ellis ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
|}

== Towns and localities ==
{{main|List of Townsville suburbs}}

== Demographics ==
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the new City.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Population<br />(City total)
! Population<br />(Townsville)
! Population<br />(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 || colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | <ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA37010|name=City of Townsville (LGA)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || 192,768 || colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | <ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA37010|name=City of Townsville (LGA)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
|}

== Amenities ==
The Townsville City Council operates libraries at [[Aitkenvale, Queensland|Aitkenvale]], [[Townsville City, Queensland|Townsville City]] and [[Thuringowa Central, Queensland|Thuringowa Central]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/using-your-library#locations|title=Using your libraries: locations and opening hours|website=[[Townsville City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129143130/https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/using-your-library#locations|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=29 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It also operates a mobile library service, serving the following suburbs on a regular schedule:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/5089/Mobile-Library-Calendar_18_JanJun.pdf|title=Mobile Library Service|website=[[Townsville City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141018/https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/5089/Mobile-Library-Calendar_18_JanJun.pdf|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=29 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Monday: [[Deeragun, Queensland|Deeragun]] & [[Bluewater, Queensland|Bluewater]]
* Tuesday: [[Nelly Bay, Queensland|Nelly Bay]] ([[Magnetic Island]]), opening hours may be affected by tide times
* Wednesday: [[Rollingstone, Queensland|Rollingstone]] & [[Saunders Beach, Queensland|Saunders Beach]], fortnightly alternating with [[Alligator Creek, Queensland (Townsville)|Alligator Creek]] and [[Oakdale, Queensland|Oakvale]]


== Sister cities ==
== Sister cities ==
* {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]] since 1983
* {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]] since 1983
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunan]], [[Japan]] since 1990
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunan]], Japan since 1990
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Iwaki City]], [[Japan]] since August, 1991
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Iwaki City]], Japan since August 1991
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Changshu]], [[People's Republic of China]] since 1995
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Changshu]], People's Republic of China since 1995
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Suwon]], [[South Korea]] since 1996
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Suwon]], [[South Korea]] since 1996
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Foshan]], [[People's Republic of China]] since 2006<ref name="Sister cities">{{cite web|url=http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/sister_cities.asp|title=Townsville City Council - Townsville's Sister Cities|accessdate=2007-06-12 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070103214825/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/sister_cities.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-01-03}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Foshan]], People's Republic of China since 2006<ref name="Sister cities">{{cite web|url=http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/sister_cities.asp |title=Townsville City Council – Townsville's Sister Cities |access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103214825/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/sister_cities.asp |archive-date=3 January 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>


==References==
== See also ==
* [[List of tautological place names]]
{{reflist}}

== References ==
{{reflist|33em}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/ Official website]
* {{Official website|http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/}}
* [https://profile.id.com.au/townsville Townsville community profile] (2020)
*[http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/docs/corporate/publications/planning/demographics/profiles/demographic_and_housing/townsville.pdf Population stats of LGA]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040821215708/http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/docs/corporate/publications/planning/demographics/profiles/demographic_and_housing/townsville.pdf Population stats of LGA]
*[http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/atlas/ Townsville Region Social Atlas (2001 Census)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040211193500/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/atlas/ Townsville Region Social Atlas (2001 Census)]


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{{Suburbs of Townsville}}
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{{Local Government Areas of Queensland}}
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 31 July 2024

This article is about the local government area. For the metropolitan area, see Townsville, Queensland. For the Townsville CBD suburb, see Townsville City, Queensland. For other uses, see Townsville (disambiguation).

City of Townsville
Queensland
Townsville Skyline
Townsville Skyline
Location within Queensland
Population192,768 (2021 census)[1] (28th)
 • Density51.667/km2 (133.816/sq mi)
Established1865
Area3,731 km2 (1,440.5 sq mi)[2]
MayorTroy Thompson
Council seatTownsville City
RegionNorth Queensland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Townsville
LGAs around City of Townsville:
Hinchinbrook Coral Sea Coral Sea
Charters Towers City of Townsville Burdekin
Charters Towers Charters Towers Burdekin

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, and 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.[citation needed]

In the 2021 census, the City of Townsville had a population of 192,768 people.[1]

History

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Townsville's Town Hall 1895 with, from left to right, Aldermen T. Enright, E.J. Forrest, D.F. Treehy (Townclerk), P. Lillis (Rate Receiver), J. N. Parkes, B.P. McDougall (Accountant)

Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas:

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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Main article: List of mayors of Townsville

Other notable aldermen include:

Council

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Townsville City Council
Leadership
Structure
Seats11 elected representatives, including a Mayor and 10 councillors
Political groups
  •   Independents (4)
  •   Team Jenny Hill (4)
  •   TownsvilleCHANGE (2)
  •   Independent LNP (1)
Elections
Last election
16 March 2024

Townsville City Council services the LGA. The council is represented by 10 councillors and the mayor, who have been elected by the whole city. The current mayor is Jenny Hill, who was formerly the deputy mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Townsville in 2007 and early 2008.

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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See also: Townsville City Council elections and Mayors of Townsville

In 2008, the Australian Labor Party, which had controlled the council for 32 years − the longest-serving Labor administration in Australia − was defeated in a landslide by the conservative Team Tyrell, which won all but one of the councillor positions. Incumbent mayor Tony Mooney was among the ALP members defeated.[8]

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

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The current council, elected in 2024, is:

Ward Councillor Party Notes
Mayor   Troy Thompson Independent
Division 1   Paul Jacob TownsvilleCHANGE
Division 2   Brodie Phillips Independent
Division 3   Ann-Maree Greaney Team Jenny Hill
Division 4   Kristian Price Independent
Division 5   Vera Dirou TownsvilleCHANGE
Division 6   Suzy Batkovic Team Jenny Hill
Division 7   Kurt Rehbein Team Jenny Hill
Division 8   Andrew Robinson Independent
Division 9   Liam Mooney Team Jenny Hill
Division 10   Brady Ellis Independent LNP [11]

Past councillors

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2008−2012 (unsubdivided)

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Year Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor
2008   David Crisafulli (Team Tyrell)   Jenny Lane (Team Tyrell/TF)   Dale Last (Team Tyrell/TF)   Rob McCahill (Team Tyrell)   Ray Gartrell (Team Tyrell/TF)   Deanne Bell (Team Tyrell)   Sue Blom (Team Tyrell/TF)   Brian Hewett (Team Tyrell)   Vern Veitch (Team Tyrell/TF)   Jenny Hill (Labor/TJH)   Tony Parsons (Team Tyrell/TF)   Natalie Marr (Team Tyrell/TF)
2008   Trevor Roberts (Ind./TF)
2012   Vacant                  

2012−present (10 wards)

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Year Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8 Division 9 Division 10
Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor
2012   Sue Blom (TF/JAT)   Tony Parsons (TF/JAT)   Vern Veitch (TF/Ind.)   Jenny Lane (TF)   Pat Ernst (Ind.)   Trevor Roberts (TF/JAT)   Gary Eddiehausen (TF/JAT)   Ray Gartrell (TF/JAT)   Colleen Doyle (TJH)   Les Walker (TJH)
2015            
2016   Margie Ryder (TJH)   Paul Jacob (TJH/Ind.)   Ann-Maree Greaney (TJH)   Mark Molachino (TJH)   Russ Cook (TJH)   Verena Coombe (TJH)   Kurt Rehbein (TJH)   Maurie Soars (TJH)
2019  
2020   Sue Blom (Ind.)   Suzy Batkovic (TJH)   Liam Mooney (TJH)
2021   Fran O'Callaghan (NQSA)
2024   Paul Jacob (Change)   Brodie Phillips (Ind.)   Kristian Price (Ind.)   Vera Dirou (Change)   Andrew Robinson (Ind.)   Brady Ellis (Ind. LNP)

Towns and localities

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Main article: List of Townsville suburbs

Demographics

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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

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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]

Sister cities

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See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City of Townsville (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Townsville City Council Submission to the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). Townsville: Townsville City Council. May 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (Submission) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  4. ^ Burgmann, Verity (1985). In our time : socialism and the rise of labor, 1885-1905. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0868615374.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross (1997). The people's champion, Fred Paterson : Australia's only Communist Party member of parliament. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702229598.
  6. ^ A Message from the Chairman, Cr Tony Mooney Archived 31 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Aikens, Mr Thomas (Tom)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ^ "How it happened: a defining moment in politics". Townsville Bulletin. 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Uphill battle for King Les's man". The Courier Mail.
  10. ^ "2016 Townsville City Council - Councillor Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  11. ^ "BRADY JOHN ELLIS". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2024.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "City of Townsville (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Using your libraries: locations and opening hours". Townsville City Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Mobile Library Service" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Townsville City Council – Townsville's Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
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