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Hervey Range is a rural locality split between the City of Townsville and the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Hervey Range had a population of 279 people.[1]

Hervey Range
Queensland
Hervey Range
Coordinates19.4457°S 146.4734°E / -19.4457; 146.4734 (Hervey Range (centre of locality))
Population279 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.562/km2 (6.636/sq mi)
Area108.9 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
  • Hinchinbrook
  • Traeger
Federal division(s)
  • Herbert
  • Kennedy
Suburbs around Hervey Range:
Paluma Lynam Black River
Rangewood
Dotswood Hervey Range Alice River
Dotswood Dotswood Granite Vale

Geography


As the name suggests, the locality includes the Hervey mountain range. The split between the two local government areas roughly follows the ridge line with the Townsville City Council responsible for the coastal (eastern) side of the locality and Charters Towers Regional Council responsible for the inland (western) side of the locality. Apart from the ridge itself, the land on the Townsville side is generally much lower (50–100 metres above sea level) compared with the higher land on the Charters Towers side (550–600 metres about sea level).[4]

The now-closed Greenvale railway line passes through the locality with three tunnels and the now-abandoned Kadara railway station (19.3639°S 146.4362°E / -19.3639; 146.4362 (Kadara railway station)).[5]


History


The mountain range and the locality were both named in 1861 by Phillip Somers after Matthew Hervey of Dotswood pastoral station. Somers and Hervey were co-owners of Dotswood station and Somers was also a member of Allan Cunningham's expedition. Barringha is the local Aboriginal name for the Hervey Range which is also their name for the Western Silver Wattle.[2]

In the 2016 census Hervey Range had a population of 279 people.[1]


Heritage listings


Hervey Range has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hervey Range (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hervey Range – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44600)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Hervey Range – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47871)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "Range Hotel, Burial Ground and Camping Reserve (entry 700003)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.



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