The Range, Queensland
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The Range Rockhampton, Queensland |
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| Population | 5,369 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4700 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) W of Rockhampton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Rockhampton and Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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The Range is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, 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.
The suburb is built on the Athelstane Range with Agnes Street approximating the ridge line.
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.
The Range has a number of heritage-listed properties, including:
Coordinates: 23°24′S 150°30′E / 23.400°S 150.500°E
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