Townview, Queensland

The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).^[3][4] Townview is a "townside" suburb.^[5]

Townview is bounded to the north by the Barkly Highway.^[5]

At 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level, Townview is slightly more elevated than other parts of Mount Isa, giving the suburb some views of the town and presumably its name.^[6]

The spelling of Townview (often written as Town View) was standardised in 2003 at the request of the Mount Isa City Council.^[2]

Townview State School opened on 25 January 1965.^[7]

In the 2016 census, Townview had a population of 2,062 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Townview had a population of 2,067 people.^[1]

Townview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 64-72 Clarke Street (20.7339°S 139.5073°E / -20.7339; 139.5073 (Townview State School)).^[9][10] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 281 students (170 of whom identified as Indigenous Australians) with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).^[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 233 students (161 of whom identified as Indigenous Australians) with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).^[12][13]

There are no secondary schools in Townview. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Pioneer to the north.^[5]

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Enid Street Park (20.7356°S 139.5012°E / -20.7356; 139.5012 (Enid Street Park))^[14]
• Kookaburra Street Park (20.7326°S 139.5062°E / -20.7326; 139.5062 (Kookaburra Street Park))^[14]

• Mcnamara Street Park (20.7384°S 139.5031°E / -20.7384; 139.5031 (Mcnamara Street Park))^[14]