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Collingwood Park, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°37′23″S 152°51′22″E / 27.6230°S 152.8561°E / -27.6230; 152.8561
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Collingwood Park
City of Ipswich, Queensland
Collingwood Park Shopping Centre, 2023
Collingwood Park is located in Queensland
Collingwood Park
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Coordinates27°37′23″S 152°51′22″E / 27.6230°S 152.8561°E / -27.6230; 152.8561
Population9,246 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,249/km2 (3,236/sq mi)
Established1982
Postcode(s)4301
Area7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)Bundamba
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Collingwood Park:
New Chum Riverview Redbank
New Chum Collingwood Park Redbank
Redbank Plains Redbank Plains Redbank Plains

Collingwood Park is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Collingwood Park had a population of 9,246 people.[1]

Geography

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Collingwood Park, a residential suburb, is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the Ipswich, next to the historic suburb of Redbank.[3] Its eastern boundary is delineated by Goodna Creek and the western boundary by Six Mile Creek.[3] 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.[4] The main thoroughfare is Collingwood Drive which runs south from the shopping centre.[3]

History

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Prior to the establishment of the suburb, in 1967, Westfalen No. 3 Colliery[5] commenced mining under a mining lease and the land was mined for the next 7 years (until 1974).[3] In 1976, part of the land above the mine was rezoned as residential land.[5] This would become a problem by the 1980s when roads within the region were beginning to show signs of cracking.[5]

The suburb was named and bounded on 28 August 1982.[2]

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.[3]

The 13th Australian Scout Jamboree, (28 December 1982– 8 January 1983) was held within the suburb.[6][7]

Collingwood Park State School opened on 28 January 1986.[8]

Woodlinks State School opened on 1 January 2011.[9][10]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, 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.[11]

In the 2016 census, 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.[12]

In the 2021 census, 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.[1]

Education

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Woodlinks State School, 2016

Collingwood Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Burrel and Hannant Streets (27°36′52″S 152°51′47″E / 27.6144°S 152.8630°E / -27.6144; 152.8630 (Collingwood Park State School)).[13][14] 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).[15] It includes a special education program.[13]

Woodlinks State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Woodlinks Way (27°37′49″S 152°51′10″E / 27.6302°S 152.8527°E / -27.6302; 152.8527 (WoodLinks State School)).[13][16] 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).[15] It includes a special education program.[13]

There are no secondary schools in Collingwood Park. The nearest secondary schools are in Redbank Plains and Bellbird Park.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Collingwood Park (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Collingwood Park – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 47112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Collingwood Park | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Jennings announces $50m Queensland joint venture". The Age. 22 February 1984. p. 28. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Tenni, M.J. (12 December 1988). "Cabinet Minute: Surface Subsidence - Collingwood Park, Redbank". Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Queensland Government Archives Search.
  6. ^ "Scouts' training". The Victor Harbour Times. 3 November 1982. p. 9. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Jamboree is over". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Our school". WoodLinks State School. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Collingwood Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Collingwood Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ a b c d "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Collingwood Park State School". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  16. ^ "WoodLinks State School". Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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  • "Collingwood Park". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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