Kelso, Queensland
| Kelso Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 10,599 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4815 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville (Formerly of Thuringowa) it is the last of Three Suburbs along Riverway Drive. Kelso is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the Ross River.
Kelso was named after the early settlers Agnes and James Kelso who had a cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park.
parts of this property where around Five head Creek, this is the area that feeds into the Ross River.
Most of what was Laudham Park is today under water due to the construction of the Ross River Dam and the rest is now the suburb of Kelso.
The first Residential blocks started selling back in 1966
References
- Thuringowa past and present by Diane Vance
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19°23′48″S 146°43′14″E / 19.39667°S 146.72056°E
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kelso (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
