Watsonville, Queensland

Watsonville
Queensland
Watsonville
Coordinates 17°22′38″S 145°18′47″E / 17.37712°S 145.31307°E / -17.37712; 145.31307Coordinates: 17°22′38″S 145°18′47″E / 17.37712°S 145.31307°E / -17.37712; 145.31307
Population 344 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4856
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s) Dalrymple
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Watsonville:
Mutchilba Mutchilba Tolga
Atherton
Irvinebank Watsonville Carrington
Wongabel
Silver Valley Kalunga Herberton
Moomin

Watsonville is a town and locality in North Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region). At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 344.[1]

History

Watsonville is a former mining town. The town was named after Robert H. Watson, a tin prospector, who discovered a local deposit on 19 Feb 1881. The town was surveyed by William J. White on 0 March 1882.[2]

Heritage listings

Watsonville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Watsonville (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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  2. 1 2 "Watsonville - town (entry 45861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Watsonville - locality (entry 48923)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rocky Bluff Battery and Township (entry 601861)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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