Population 5,369 (2011 census) State electorate(s) Rockhampton and Keppel Postal code 4700 Lga Rockhampton Region | Postcode(s) 4700 The Range Allenstown Federal division Division of Capricornia | |
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Location 3 km (2 mi) W of Rockhampton | ||
The Range is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia about three kilometres west of the central business district of Rockhampton. In the 2011 census, The Range had a population of 5369 people.
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Map of The Range QLD 4700, Australia
Geography
The suburb is built on the Athelstane Range with Agnes Street approximating the ridge line.
History
The suburb takes its name from the Athelstane Range, which was named in turn for Mount Athelstane, the name of the house built by lands commissioner William Wiseman circa 1859. Rockhampton's first water storage was built on the top of Governor's Hill (part of Atheltstane Range) in 1875.
Rockhampton Grammar School was built in Agnes Street in 1883 and is the oldest school in Rockhampton.
At the 2006 census, The Range had a population of 5,731.
Heritage listings
The Range has a number of heritage-listed properties, including: