Granite Vale, Queensland

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Suburb of City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Granite Vale
Queensland

Granite Vale

Coordinates| 19°34′50″S 146°38′24″E﻿ / ﻿19.5805°S 146.6399°E﻿ / -19.5805; 146.6399﻿ (Granite Vale (centre of locality))
Population| 0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4815
Elevation| 60–610 m (197–2,001 ft)
Area| 458.7 km2 (177.1 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 33.8 km (21 mi) SSW of Condon
* 38.0 km (24 mi) SSW of Kirwan
* 53.6 km (33 mi) SSW of Townsville CBD
* 1,388 km (862 mi) NNW of Brisbane

LGA(s)| City of Townsville
State electorate(s)|

* Burdekin
* Thuringowa

Federal division(s)| Kennedy
| Suburbs around Granite Vale:

Alice River | Pinnacles | Barringha
Hervey Range | Granite Vale | Woodstock
Dotswood | Reid River | Calcium

Granite Vale is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[1]

## Geography

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The locality is bounded by the ridge of the Hervey Range (19°36′S 146°33′E﻿ / ﻿19.6°S 146.55°E﻿ / -19.6; 146.55﻿ (Hervey Range)) to the west.[3] The land falls steeply from the western ridge from 610 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level towards the east down to 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level.[4] There are a number of named peaks in the locality (from north to south):

* Wild Horse Mountain (19°25′58″S 146°36′21″E﻿ / ﻿19.4327°S 146.6058°E﻿ / -19.4327; 146.6058﻿ (Wild Horse Mountain)) at 508 metres (1,667 ft) above sea level[5][4]
* Wallaroo Hill (19°31′43″S 146°39′11″E﻿ / ﻿19.5286°S 146.6530°E﻿ / -19.5286; 146.6530﻿ (Wallaroo Hill)) at 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level[6][4]
* Springs Hill (19°33′20″S 146°41′11″E﻿ / ﻿19.5556°S 146.6863°E﻿ / -19.5556; 146.6863﻿ (Springs Hill)) at 290 metres (950 ft) above sea level[4]
* Pepper Pot Mountain (19°33′36″S 146°39′48″E﻿ / ﻿19.5601°S 146.6632°E﻿ / -19.5601; 146.6632﻿ (Pepper Pot Mountain)) at 525 metres (1,722 ft) above sea level[4]
* Ross River Mountain (19°36′39″S 146°40′36″E﻿ / ﻿19.6108°S 146.6768°E﻿ / -19.6108; 146.6768﻿ (Ross River Mountain)) at 589 metres (1,932 ft) above sea level[4]
* Gibraltar (19°37′00″S 146°36′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.6166°S 146.6°E﻿ / -19.6166; 146.6﻿ (Gibraltar)) at 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level[7][4]
* Peach Hollow Knobs (19°39′41″S 146°35′41″E﻿ / ﻿19.6613°S 146.5947°E﻿ / -19.6613; 146.5947﻿ (Peach Hollow Knobs)) at 601 metres (1,972 ft) above sea level[8][4]

There is a small section of the Pinnacles National Park in the north-west of the locality but most of the national park is in the neighbouring locality of Hervey Range. There is a small section of the Mingela State Forest in the south-east of the locality but the forest is predominantly in neighbouring Calcium.[4]

Settlement Pocket is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality (19°35′00″S 146°39′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.5833°S 146.65°E﻿ / -19.5833; 146.65﻿ (Settlement Pocket)) near Settlement Creek.[9]

Peach Hollow is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (19°39′00″S 146°38′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.65°S 146.6333°E﻿ / -19.65; 146.6333﻿ (Peach Hollow)) near the Reid River.[10]

The Springs is a natural spring (19°32′00″S 146°42′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.5333°S 146.7°E﻿ / -19.5333; 146.7﻿ (The Springs)).[11]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[4][12]

## History

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The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2]

## Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[13]

In the 2021 census, Granite Vale had "no people or a very low population".[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in Granite Vale. The nearest primary school is The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the north-east.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granite Vale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "Granite Vale – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ^ "Hervey Range – range in City of Townsville (entry 15813)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. ^ "Wild Horse Mountain – mountain in City of Townsville (entry 37477)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
6. ^ "Wallaroo Hill – hill in City of Townsville (entry 36327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
7. ^ "Gibraltar – peak in City of Townsville (entry 13670)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
8. ^ "Peach Hollow Knobs – peak in City of Townsville (entry 26216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
9. ^ "Settlement Pocket – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 30437)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
10. ^ "Peach Hollow – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 26215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
11. ^ "The Springs – spring in City of Townsville (entry 34136)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
12. ^ "2105 Granitevale Station - Granitevale Road, Granite Vale QLD 4815 -". CommercialRealEstate.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Granite Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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