Collingwood Park, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Collingwood Park
City:City of Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.623°N 152.8561°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:9246
Established:1982
Postcode:4301
Area:7.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.9
Dir1:E
Location1:Ipswich CBD
Dist2:31.5
Dir2:SW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:City of Ipswich
Fedgov:Blair
Fedgov2:Oxley
Stategov:Bundamba
Near-N:Riverview
Near-Ne:Redbank
Near-E:Redbank
Near-Se:Redbank Plains
Near-S:Redbank Plains
Near-Sw:Redbank Plains
Near-W:New Chum
Near-Nw:New Chum

Collingwood Park is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Collingwood Park had a population of 9,246 people.

Geography

Collingwood Park, a residential suburb, is 11km (07miles) east of the Ipswich, next to the historic suburb of Redbank.[2] Its eastern boundary is delineated by Goodna Creek and the western boundary by Six Mile Creek. Housing development began circa 1980 with the establishment of two HIA display villages. Redbank Plaza is a large shopping mall, located on the northern boundary of the suburb.[3] The main thoroughfare is Collingwood Drive which runs south from the shopping centre.

History

Prior to the establishment of the suburb, in 1967, Westfalen No. 3 Colliery[4] commenced mining under a mining lease and the land was mined for the next 7 years (until 1974). In 1976, part of the land above the mine was rezoned as residential land. This would become a problem by the 1980s when roads within the region were beginning to show signs of cracking.

The suburb was named and bounded on 28 August 1982.

Throughout the 1980s, Collingwood Park was marketed as, "The Dress Circle Suburb of Ipswich". The suburb's name implied a "leafy" residential area which differentiated it from nearby Redbank, the site of several collieries and industries: a map, c.1940, showed the area as devoid of any development apart from a perimeter road.

The 13th Australian Scout Jamboree, (28 December 1982– 8 January 1983) was held within the suburb.[5] [6]

Collingwood Park State School opened on 28 January 1986.

Woodlinks State School opened on 1 January 2011.[7] [8]

Demographics

In the, Collingwood Park had a population of 6,622 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 28 years, 9 years below the national median of 37. 68.0% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 3.9%, Samoa 1.3%, Philippines 0.9% and Vietnam 0.9%. 80.1% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 3.5% Samoan, 2.1% Spanish, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.4% Dinka and 0.8% Mandarin.

In the, Collingwood Park had a population of 7,104 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 30 years, 8 years below the national median of 38. 67.2% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.1%, England 3.4%, Samoa 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Vietnam 0.9%. 77.7% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 2.9% Samoan, 1.7% Spanish, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.1% Mandarin and 1.1% Dinka.

In the, Collingwood Park had a population of 9,246 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 38. 65.9% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.3%, England 2.9%, the Philippines 2.5%, Samoa 2.2% and India 1.4%. 74.7% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 4.1% Samoan, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.4% Spanish and 1.0% Swahili.

Education

Collingwood Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Burrel and Hannant Streets (-27.6144°N 152.863°W).[9] [10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 558 students with 45 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9]

Woodlinks State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Woodlinks Way (-27.6302°N 152.8527°W).[9] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 608 students with 41 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9]

There are no secondary schools in Collingwood Park. The nearest secondary schools are in Redbank Plains and Bellbird Park.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 26 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Collingwood Park Queensland Places . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528173240/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/collingwood-park . 2024-05-28 . 2024-10-17 . The University of Queensland.
  3. News: 1984-02-22 . Jennings announces $50m Queensland joint venture . 28 . The Age . 2022-09-11.
  4. Web site: Tenni . M.J. . 1988-12-12 . Cabinet Minute: Surface Subsidence - Collingwood Park, Redbank. . 2024-10-17 . Queensland Government Archives Search.
  5. Web site: 1982-11-03 . Scouts' training . 2024-10-17 . The Victor Harbour Times . 9 . en . Trove.
  6. News: 1983-01-08 . Jamboree is over . 2024-10-17 . . 7.
  7. 5 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Our school. 2015-01-22. WoodLinks State School. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314082325/https://woodlinksss.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Pages/Ourschool.aspx. 14 March 2019. 2020-03-05.
  9. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Collingwood Park State School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320191616/http://www.collparkss.eq.edu.au/. 20 March 2012. live.
  11. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. live. 22 November 2018.
  12. Web site: WoodLinks State School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150304052129/http://admin@woodlinksss.eq.edu.au/. 4 March 2015. live.