Annandale, Queensland

Annandale is a suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Annandale
Townsville, Queensland
Population8,574 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,261/km2 (3,266/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4814
Area6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Mundingburra
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Annandale:
Cranbrook
Aitkenvale		 Mundingburra Rosslea
Douglas Annandale Idalia
Murray Murray Wulguru
Cluden

Geography

Annandale borders the southern side of Ross River. It is the biggest suburb of Townsville and thus the most populated in the city. It was the biggest planned housing development in Townsville City. Construction started in the mid-1970s and was completed in early 2005. Annandale is one of Townsville's newest suburbs and is home to some of Townsville's wealthy, who live more toward the riverbank. Before the 2006 Queensland state election, Annandale was part of the Electoral district of Burdekin, but just prior to the 2006 state election, the suburb became part of the Electoral district of Mundingburra.

In 2006 there were 1624 registered dogs in Annandale, seven out of every ten homes owned at least one dog, this is the highest density of dogs of Townsville suburbs.[3]

Public Facilities in Annandale

Some of the Public Facilities in Annandale include:

  • Education
    • William Ross State High School. The State high school opened on 29 January 1991.[4]
    • Annandale State School caters for students from Prep to Year 6. The school opened on 29 January 1998.[4]
    • Annandale Christian College caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 12.[5] The College opened on 22 January 1982.[4]
    • Southern Cross Catholic College is a primary secondary co-educational college that currently offers classes for Prep to Year 10.[6] Southern Cross Catholic College opened on 1 January 1998.[4]
    • Townsville Grammar Junior School campus at Annandale caters for students from Pre-Prep to Year 6.[7] The campus opened on 1 January 2002.[4]
  • Shopping
  • Parks
  • Sporting
    • Murray Sporting Complex
      • Townsville RSL Stadium
      • TDRL Rugby League Fields
      • SeaFM Basketball Stadium
      • Australian Rules Fields
      • Soccer
      • Hockey
      • Velodrome
      • Cricket
      • Softball
  • Military
  • Bridges

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Annandale (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Annandale (entry 44565)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. Townsville Bulletin Dogs little and large have their day in Annandale published 13 January 2007 p3
  4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. "Annandale Christian College". Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. "Southern Cross Catholic College". Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. "Townsville Grammar Junior School". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.


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