Garbutt, Queensland

Garbutt is a residential and industrial suburb in the City of Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia. 
Population.
In the 2016 census, Garbutt had a population of 2,396 people.
Geography.
Townsville International Airport (formerly known as Garbutt Airport) is located there.
Other places at Garbutt are the RAAF Base Townsville and the Townsville station of the Bureau of Meteorology.
History.
Garbutt is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.
The suburb takes its name from the railway station which was originally known as Garbutts Siding and renamed Garbutt by the Railways Department on 26 January 1940. The siding served the butchering firm established by Charles Overend Garbutt (1848–1905), a Queensland pastoralist whose sons had settled in Townsville.
Public facilities in Garbutt.
Public facilities in Garbutt include:
Community groups.
The Magnetic Garbutt branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 42 Lancaster Street.