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Pallara is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Pallara had a population of 511 people.[1]
| Pallara Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pallara State School (then Ritchie Road State School), August 1959 | |||||||||||||||
  Pallara | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.6208°S 153.005°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 511 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 75.1/km2 (194.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4110 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24.3 km (15 mi) S of Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Moorooka Ward)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Algester | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Pallara is 24.3 kilometres (15.1 mi) by road south of the Brisbane GPO.[4]
History
The name Pallara means flat land and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l".[5]
The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961.[citation needed]
Ritchie Road State School opened on 24 August 1959. The name was later changed to Pallara State School.[6]
In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.[5]
In the 2016 census, the population of Pallara was 511, 49.3% female and 50.7% male.[1] The median age of the Pallara population was 48 years of age, 10 years above the Australian median. 69.2% of people living in Pallara were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%. 69.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.7% and Catholic 20.3%.[1]
Education
Pallara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Ritchie Road (27.6290°S 152.9934°E).[7][8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 500 students with 30 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[9]
There are no secondary schools in Pallara. The nearest government secondary schools are Forest Lake State High School in neighbouring Forest Lake to the west, Glenala State High School in Durack to the north-west, and Calamvale Community College in Calamvale to the east.[10]
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the suburb:
- Blunder Creek Reserve (27.6182°S 152.9879°E)[11]
- Brookbent Road Park (27.6114°S 153.0118°E)[11]
- Paradise Road Park (27.6129°S 153.0239°E)[11]
- Sweets Road Park (27.6144°S 153.0102°E)[11]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pallara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Moorooka Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- "Pallara – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 50234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- Google (28 May 2022). "Brisbane GPO to Pallara" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- Mynott, Wicki (2009). 150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West. Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group. pp. 159–163.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Pallara State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- "Land for public recreation – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
- "Pallara and Heathwood". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
- Pallara. ourbrisbane.com via the Wayback Machine
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