Bracken Ridge, Queensland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Redirect Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:GeoGroup Template:Infobox Australian place Bracken Ridge is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>Template:Cite QPN</ref> In the Template:CensusAU, Bracken Ridge had a population of 17,488 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

Geography

The suburb is located about Template:Convert north of the Brisbane central business district. The southern border is formed by Telegraph Road, one of the oldest roads in the suburb, and a portion of the western border is formed by the Caboolture railway line. A number of housing estates are located within the suburb, including The Oaks, Enbrook Heights and the most recent development Sungate Estate.

The terrain in the suburb is, as the name suggests, generally hilly. The highest area of the suburb features a park and a reservoir; from this height it is quite easy to see Moreton Bay to the east and the CBD to the south.

History

The Turrbul people are the traditional owners of the area.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The suburb takes its name from a property name and later an estate name, which in turn was a name given by the original settlers because there was so much Bracken fern.<ref name="qpnl" />

The first land sales in the area occurred on 3 August 1857, with the first purchase being made by William Loudon. John McPherson and James Ferguson bought land at the next land auction on 28 April 1862 and were the first to buy and settle on the land.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bracken Ridge State High School opened on 26 August 1957.<ref name="qfhs">Template:Citation</ref>

Nashville State High School opened on 23 January 1967. On 25 September 2000 it was renamed Bracken Ridge State High School.<ref name="qfhs" />

Norris Road State School opened on 24 January 1977.<ref name="qfhs" />

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School opened on 28 January 1978.<ref name="qfhs" />

St John Fisher College opened on 5 October 1981.<ref name="qfhs" />

The Bracken Ridge Library opened in 1987.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit was dedicated on 7 May 1988 by Archbishop John Grindrod.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Bracken Ridge Gospel Hall was built in the mid 1990s at 294 Bracken Ridge Road (Template:Coord). It was affiliated with the Christian Community Churches of Australia. In 2014 the site was sold for $1.32 million and no longer operates as a church.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, Bracken Ridge recorded a population of 16,936 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Bracken Ridge population was 36 years of age, 2 years below the Australian median, and 1 year below Queensland median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population Of people in Bracken Ridge 51.8% were married, this higher than the State and National level. 72.6% of people living in Bracken Ridge were born in Australia.<ref name="Census2016" /> The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 3.3%, India 2.9% Philippines 2.5%, Fiji 0.8%. 82.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.4%, Tagalog 1.4%, Hindi 1.2%, Malayalam 1.0% and Filipino 0.7%.<ref name=Census2016>Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>

In the Template:CensusAU, Bracken Ridge had a population of 17,488 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Bracken Ridge population was 37 years of age, 1 year below the Australian median of 38. 72.3% of people living in Bracken Ridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.2%, India 4.0%, England 3.2%. the Philippines 2.4% and Fiji 0.7%. 80.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.6% Punjabi, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% Hindi, 0.9% Malayalam and 0.9% Arabic.<ref name="Census2021">Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>

Heritage listings

Bracken Ridge has a few heritage-listed sites, including:

Politics

Education

Bracken Ridge State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 1 Binburra Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 366 students with 32 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

Norris Road State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 28 Greenore Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 688 students with 57 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" /> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 30 Eldorado Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 681 students with 49 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" />

Bracken Ridge State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 68 Barfoot Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 520 students with 50 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" /> It includes a special education program.<ref name=":0" />

St John Fisher College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls on John Fisher Drive (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 526 students with 48 teachers (45 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" />

Queensland Pathways State College is a secondary (10–12) campus of Queensland Pathways State College (headquartered at Coorparoo) at 157 Norris Road (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jabiru Community College is a private secondary (10–12) school for boys and girls at Community Annexe, Bracken Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 9 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" />

Brisbane North Institute of TAFE has a campus at Bracken Ridge.Template:Citation needed

Amenities

Shopping strips are located in Gawain Road and Barrett Street. A more substantial shopping centre is located on the corner of Telegraph Road and Norris Road. There is also a small shopping centre near the Bracken Ridge Tavern incorporating a Woolworths, chemist and a newsagent on Barrett St. There is a pub (The Bracken Ridge Tavern which incorporates 'Phoenix') on the corner of Barrett and Denham Streets, and a sports centre located on Bracken Ridge Road.

The Brisbane City Council operates a public library on the corner of Barrett St and Bracken St, next to Ferguson Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sports

Bracken Ridge is also home to Bracken Ridge District Cricket Club based at McPherson Park, with McPherson also being the homeground of the Bracken Ridge Little Athletics Club "Roadrunners".Template:Citation needed

The Bracken Ridge Central Lions club hold a monthly miniature and electrice steam day on the 4th Sunday of each month at Mcphersons Park. Established in 1997. The monthly days sees hundreds of residents turn out.Template:Citation needed

Bracken Ridge has an indoor sports centre and a netball club "Ridgettes" that are a part of the Brisbane Netball Association on Rode Road in Chermside.Template:Citation needed

Bracken Ridge hosts The Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre which officially opened on 14 February 2016, based at 523 Telegraph Road on the border between Fitzgibbon and Bracken Ridge. The pool offers swimming lessons, squad programs and aqua aerobics. It is named after notable resident, Emily Seebohm, as the winning result of a naming competition for the public pool held by the city council prior to its official opening.

Places of worship

There are a number of churches in Bracken Ridge, including:

  • Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit, 103 Denham Street (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • St Joseph's Catholic Church, 30 Eldorado Street (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Bracken Ridge Uniting Church, 7 Pellinore Road (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Bracken Ridge Baptist Church, 47 Norris Road (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bray Park Samoan Church meets at Norris Road State School Hall in Norris Road (Template:Coord).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bracken Ridge Tongan Church meets at 17 Bracken Street (Template:Coord). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.<ref name=":1" />

An Islamic community centre lies just across the border in Bald Hills.Template:Citation needed

Parks

Bracken Ridge has a number of parklands and reserves, including:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Albion Park, on Caulfield Street, Cluden and Doomben Places (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Bald Hills Creek Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Barbour Road Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Barrett Street Park, accessible via Barrett and Snooker Streets (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • C. Slaughter Park, Phillips Street and Ranes Court (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Denning Road Park (no.30) (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Embrook Parkland, Telegraph Road with walkway access from Embrook Heights estate adjoining the Bracken Ridge Plaza shopping centre (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Eucalypt Place Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Ewan Place Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Fabian Place Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Ferguson Park, on the corner of Barrett and Bracken Streets (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Fred Francis Park, accessible from Bracken Ridge Road, Bracken Street, St John Fisher Drive and from Sungate Estate via Greendale and Brookvale Places (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Gawler Crescent Park, on Gawler Crescent south before Gawler meets Whyalla Close (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Harold Dean Park, accessible from Gawain Road, Lynette and Torre Streets (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Harold Kielly Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Hoyland Street Park (No. 6) (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Hoyland Street Park (No. 10) (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Isaac Best Park, in David Street (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • McPherson Park, accessible from Denham Street, Yaraan Street or Tomah Road (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Mensforth Bushland, on Childs Street(Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Michael Place Park, between Michael Place and Barbour Road (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Nicole Street Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Oaks Park: Located on Barbour and Denning Roads
  • Peter Gaskell Park on Elm Crescent and Maple Close, off Childs Street (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Quinlan Street Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Sandgate Third Lagoon Reserve (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Stanley Day Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Strowe Place Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Talltrees Street Park, on Cardell Place and Talltrees Street, off Quinlan Street (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Telegraph Road Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Wendy Turnbull Park, accessible from Caruso Place, Corvette Crescent and Embrook Street (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Woodcroft Road Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
  • Woodcroft Street Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

Notable residents

  • Trent Dalton - author of Boy Swallows Universe<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

References

Template:Reflist

Further reading

Template:Refbegin

Template:Refend

Template:Sister project

  • {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}

  • {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}

  • {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}

Template:City of Brisbane suburbs

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Bracken_Ridge,_Queensland&oldid=811146"