Rangeville, Queensland


Rangeville is a residential locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Rangeville had a population of 8,312 people.

Geography

Rangeville is located south-east of the Toowoomba city centre.
The suburb's eastern boundary is along the top of the Great Dividing Range and is home to four reserves: Picnic Point Park ; Mount Tabletop, accessible only by a walking track from Table Top Drive; McKnight Park, and J. E. Duggan Park, named for former Labor Opposition leader Jack Duggan who represented the local area for over 30 years. The western boundary along East Creek is home to the Toowoomba Bicentennial Waterbird Habitat.
At Picnic Point a 150-foot flagpole was erected as part of the Q150 celebrations.

History

As closer settlement moved further along the range from Toowoomba, the suburb appears to have been named Rangeville to distinguish it from The Range, which was the general term for the area along the Great Dividing Range.
The Range State School opened on 1 July 1909. In December 1909 it was renamed Rangeville State School.
In 1955 William Brennan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba, invited the Christian Brothers to establish a boys' school in eastern Toowoomba. Three brothers were appointed and arrived in October 1955. The foundation stone for the school was laid on 15 December 1955. St Joseph's College opened in 1956 offering schooling from Year 4 to Year 12 with an initial enrolment of 116 boys. The official opening was held in September 1956 and was conducted by Bishop Brennan and James Duhig, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. The Christian Brothers ceased operating the school in 1983. Other changes at that time was to phase out the primary school and make the school secondary only. The school also offered enrolment to girls.

Heritage listings

Rangeville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Rangeville State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 32A High Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 732 students with 58 teachers and 32 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.
St Joseph's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys and girls at 54 James Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 801 students with 64 teachers and 39 non-teaching staff.