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Arana Hills is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,810 people.[1]

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Arana Hills Moreton Bay, Queensland
Arana Hills Plaza, 2013
Arana Hills
Coordinates	27.3933°S 152.9547°E / -27.3933; 152.9547 (Arana Hills (centre of suburb))
Population	6,810 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1,841/km2 (4,770/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4054
Area	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	3.0 km (2 mi) NW of Mitchelton 4.0 km (2 mi) NE of Ferny Grove 15.6 km (10 mi) SSW of Strathpine 13.4 km (8 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)	Ferny Grove
Federal division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Arana Hills: Bunya Bunya Bunya Ferny Hills Arana Hills Everton Hills Ferny Grove Keperra Keperra

Geography

Arana Hill is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland and on the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. Informally it is part of the Hills District.

History

Pine Community School opened in Arana Hills on 24 January 1983.[3]

In 2008, Arana Hills was affected by severe thunderstorms that also affected many properties in northern Brisbane, causing millions of dollars of damage. Many volunteers and SES crews were needed to help clean up the damage. The area has now returned to its original state, but with the loss of some trees.[4][5]

In the 2011 census, Arana Hills recorded a population of 6,313 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Arana Hills population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 82.5% of people living in Arana Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.5%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Afrikaans, 0.3% German.[6]

In the 2016 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,810 people.[1]

Education

Pine Community School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 123 Bunya Road (27.3874°S 152.9629°E / -27.3874; 152.9629 (Pine Community School)).[7][8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 94 students with 11 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[9]

There are no government schools in Arana Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Grovely State School in neighbouring Keperra to the south-east, Ferny Hills State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-west, and Patricks Road State School also in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Mitchelton State High School in Mitchelton to the south-east and Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-west.[10]

Amenities

Arana Hills is served by several neighbourhood shopping villages as well as a commercial indoor shopping complex anchored by a Kmart and Coles supermarket which opened in 1978.[11]

The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a Public Library in Arana Hills at 63 Cobbity Crescent, the library was opened in 1976.[12][13]

Arana Hills Uniting Church (also known as The Hills Uniting Church) is at 14 Alstonia Street (27.3993°S 152.953°E / -27.3993; 152.953 (Arana Hills Uniting Church)).[14][15][16]

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Bandicoot Gully (27.3868°S 152.9488°E / -27.3868; 152.9488 (Bandicoot Gully))[17]
• Bob O'Neil Park (27.3889°S 152.9598°E / -27.3889; 152.9598 (Bob O'Neil Park))[17]

• Brian Battersby Reserve (27.3874°S 152.9464°E / -27.3874; 152.9464 (Brian Battersby Reserve))[17]

• Camden Park (27.3946°S 152.9549°E / -27.3946; 152.9549 (Camden Park))[17]

• John Carter Park (27.3853°S 152.9594°E / -27.3853; 152.9594 (John Carter Park))[17]

• Leslie Patrick Park (27.3969°S 152.9630°E / -27.3969; 152.9630 (Leslie Patrick Park))[17]

• Sue Miller Park (27.3980°S 152.9540°E / -27.3980; 152.9540 (Sue Miller Park))[17]

• Wightman Reserve (27.3837°S 152.9462°E / -27.3837; 152.9462 (Wightman Reserve))[17]

• William Scott Park (27.3885°S 152.9542°E / -27.3885; 152.9542 (William Scott Park))[17]

References

• Welch, Melva A. (1984). "Bowling along with the Patricks at Mt Pleasant Homestead"
• Welch, Melva A. (1981). "Toponymy, a list of placenames in the Hills & Bunya Districts"
• Smith, Lawrence S. (1988). "Tracks and Times; A history of the Pine Rivers district"

External links

• "Arana Hills". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• Bunyaville Forest Reserve
• Ferny Hills Progress Association
• George Willmore

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