Description
Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.
Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It is situated about three kilometres south-west of the central business district of Rockhampton. In the 2016 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,790 people.
History
The suburb is named after William Allen, builder, around 1862.Allen's decision to sell blocks of land for thirty pounds following his return from the Canoona gold rushrush, which saw many new cottages being built, prompted the locals to dub the suburb "Allen's town".In 1864, Patrick Egan established the Merry Jig Hotel.A Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1871.From 1909 until 1939, the city's tramway serviced Allenstown along Upper Dawson Road.In 2019, some of the original tram tracks were unearthed during local council roadworks.At the 2006 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,721.In the 2011 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,911 people.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 2.229 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 13 m
Population number: 2,790
Local Government Area: Rockhampton Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Allenstown, Queensland