Aitkenvale is a suburb of Townsville, North Queensland

North Queensland

North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the state of Queensland in Australia. Queensland is a massive state, larger than most countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and...

, Australia. It is named after Thomas Aitken, the original grantee of Portion 38, Parish of Coonambelah. He began subdividing the property during the 1880s, putting 440 quarter-acre residential allotments on the market in 1885. A dairy farm was established in the region by Thomas Aitken in about 1867.

Aitkenvale is now a major commercial and residential district of the city. The suburb is home to two of Townsville's biggest shopping centres and is home to branches of numerous companies. Aitkenvale is the biggest Commercial centre in Townsville outside of the Townsville CBD, and is often referred to as the second CBD. Besides offices and Shopping Centres, the Suburb is mainly Residential and has some light Industrial warehouses and workshops in the top north-eastern corner of the suburb. There is also picturesque parkland along the bank of the Ross River.

Public Facilities in Aitkenvale

• Education
  • Aitkenvale State School
  • Aitkenvale Special School
  • Riverside Christian School
• Public Facilities
  • Parks
    • Aitkenvale Park
    • Rossiter Park
    • Henrietta Park
  • Public Libraries
    • CityLibraries Aitkenvale
  • Sporting Grounds
    • Illich Park (Centrals Rugby League)
• Shopping
  • Stockland Townsville
    Stockland Townsville
    Stockland Townsville Shopping Centre is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The shopping centre is often referred to simply "Stockland" or sometimes "Stockies" locally and is Townsville's largest shopping centre. In the early 1990s, Stockland Townsville opened as a major upgrade to what...
    
    
    • Woolworths
    • Big W
      Big W
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    • Action Supermarkets
      Action Supermarkets
      Action is a defunct Australian supermarket chain. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Action had 80 supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and was one of the largest supermarket chains in Australia...
      
      
    • Rebel Sports
    • Crazy Clark's Superstore
    • Best n Less
    • 150 Specialty Stores
  • Centro Townsville (K-mart Plaza)
    • Coles
      Coles Supermarkets
      Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
      
      
    • K-mart
      Kmart Australia
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    • 30 specialty stores

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Aitkenvale