Townsville City, Queensland


Townsville City is a coastal suburb and the central suburb of the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the city's central business district. Townsville CBD is a major hub for businesses of all sectors in the Northern Australia region. In the 2016 census, Townsville City had a population of 2,910 people.

Built environment

The dominant land use in the Townsville CBD is commercial but with a growing residential aspect. Office buildings include Northtown Office Tower, Verde Tower, 420 on Flinders to name a few. Some companies that have offices in the CBD include Wilmar International, RID Insect Repellent, Suncorp Insurance, Adani Australia.

Geography

Townsville City is a strip of land along the northern-eastern bank Ross Creek at its mouth at the Coral Sea, thus the suburb is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea and to the south-east by Ross Creek. It is overlooked to the west by Castle Hill. The land is mostly low-lying, just about sea level, apart from Melton Hill which creates a natural boundary to North Ward to the north-west.

History

In the, Townsville City had a population of 2,500 people.

Arts and culture

The city is home to the Perc Tucker Gallery, Umbrella Studio for Contemporary Arts and plays host to the Northern Australia Festival of Arts and the Northern Fringe Festival annually in the months of July and early August as well as Townsville Eats monthly food festival on the last Friday of every month as well as the Sunday Cotters Markets. Close by is the Civic Theatre in South Townsville which hosts many national and international artists in the fields of dance, music, opera, comedy & drama.

Development

Townsville City is home to many regional offices of government organisations as well as many private companies, serving as a hub for northern Queensland. There has been extensive construction in the city centre over the last 20 years. As of 2020 some new projects include Flinders Lane, a new home for the Australian Taxation Office and recently completed is the Queensland Country Bank Stadium that opened February 29, 2020 with a concert by Elton John. In coming years new projects under construction will include new offices for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a new access stairway to Castle Hill, completion of the Townsville Courthouse upgrade to name a few.

Amenities

operates a public library in Flinders Street.

Heritage listings

Townsville CBD has a large number of heritage-listed sites.