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Garbutt, Queensland

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Population
  
2,482 (2011 census)

State electorate(s)
  
Townsville

Postal code
  
4814

Lga
  
City of Townsville

Postcode(s)
  
4814

Garbutt
  
Belgian Gardens

Federal division
  
Division of Herbert

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Garbutt is a residential and industrial suburb in the City of Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Garbutt had a population of 2482 people.

Contents

Map of Garbutt QLD 4814, Australia

Geography

Townsville International Airport (formerly known as Garbutt Airport) is located there.

Other places at Garbutt are the RAAF Base Townsville and the Townsville station of the Bureau of Meteorology.

History

The suburb takes its name from the railway station which was originally known as Garbutts Siding and renamed Garbutt by the Railways Department on 26 January 1940. The siding served the butchering firm established by Charles Garbutt, a local pastoralist.

Public Facilities in Garbutt

Public Facilities in Garbutt include:

  • Schools
  • Garbutt State School
  • Shopping
  • Garbutt Shopping Village
  • Parks
  • Harold Phillips Park
  • Melrose Park
  • Spilsbury Park
  • Public Infrastructure
  • Townsville International Airport
  • RAAF Base Townsville

    • References

    Garbutt, Queensland Wikipedia
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