Pimlico, Queensland

Pimlico
Townsville, Queensland
Pimlico; Townsville, Queensland
	View from Albury Street, Pimlico
	Pimlico
Coordinates	19°16′57″S 146°47′13″E / 19.2824°S 146.7869°E
Population	2,557 (2021 census)
• Density	2,130/km2 (5,520/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4812
Area	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	4.5 km (3 mi) W of Railway Estate ; 4.9 km (3 mi) SW of Townsville CBD ; 1,334 km (829 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Townsville; Mundingburra;
Federal division(s)	Herbert
	Suburbs around Pimlico:

Pimlico is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Pimlico had a population of 2,557 people.^[1]

Geography

The suburb is roughly rectangular and longer to the north-south than to the east-west. It is bounded to the north by North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) and to the east by Kings Road. The land is flat and below 10 metres above sea level. The predominant land use is lowset low-density housing.^[3]

History

Pimlico is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.^[4]

The suburb is believed to be named after either the London suburb of Pimlico or the London trotting track.^[2]

Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pimlico had a population of 2,460 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Pimlico had a population of 2,557 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pimlico. The nearest primary schools are Hermit Park State School in neighbouring Hyde Park to the east, Mundingburra State School in neighbouring Mundingburra to the south, and Currajong State School in neighbouring Gulliver to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Pimlico State High School in neighbouring Gulliver to the west and Townsville State High School in Railway Estate to the north-east.^[3]

Facilities

Castletown Shopping Centre occupies the northern end of the suburb.

In the south of the suburb is Townsville's largest private hospital, the Mater Misericordiae Hospital is located in the south of suburb on Fulham Road.^[7]

At the southern end of the suburb is the 20-hectare (49-acre) Anderson Park, an arboretum containing particularly fine specimens of pandanus.^[8]

Despite its name, as at 2018, Pimlico State High School is on Fulham Road in neighbouring Gulliver, just outside Pimlico's western boundary.^[3]

Community groups

The Townsville branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 36 Latchford Street, Pimlico.^[9] The Rosslea branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association also meet there.^[9]