Kirwan, Queensland

Kirwan, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kirwan
city = Townsville
state = qld


caption = Kirwan was in the Former City of Thuringowa
lga = City of Townsville
postcode = 4817
est =
pop = 20,930
area =
propval =
stategov = Thuringowa
fedgov = Herbert
near-nw = Shaw
near-n =
near-ne = Mount Louisa
near-w = Bohle Plains
near-e = Cranbrook
near-sw = Gumlow
near-s = Condon
near-se = Thuringowa Central
dist1 =
location1=

Kirwan is a suburb of Townsville. Kirwan was Thuringowa's biggest growth centre with numerous fast-expanding housing estates situated in the suburb, before the amalgamation of Townsville and Thuringowa.

Kirwan hosts many activities such as parks, shopping, state and private schools as well as the Riverway complex which has a great deal of entertainment from swimming, BBQ's and family outings to cultural events including an art gallery and night markets.

Kirwan is also well known as the home of the NRL team, the North Queensland Cowboys, and is the site of Dairy Farmers Stadium, formerly Willows Sports Complex, Stockland Stadium and Malanda Stadium.


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