The Range

The Range, a residential suburb of Rockhampton, is three km south-west of the city centre. It is named after the Athelstane Range and is on the Range's foothills.

Athelstane was named after the house built by William Wiseman in about 1859, which he named Mount Athelstane. Wiseman, a lands commissioner, was involved in choosing the site on the Fitzroy River for Rockhampton. The house, at the corner of Nathan and Laverack Streets, overlooking the lower river plain, survives in part and is on the Australian heritage register.