Wacol, Queensland
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| Wacol Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,584 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4076 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 18 km (11 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Oxley | ||||||||||||
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Wacol, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city. According to the 2001 census, a total of 4851 people lived within the boundaries of Wacol. The suburb is located on the east bank of the Brisbane River, 18 km south-west of the Brisbane central business district, on the Brisbane-Ipswich railway line.
The Ipswich Motorway crosses the suburb and is about to undergo a major upgrade. The Logan Motorway connects to the Ipswich Motorway in the south of the suburb.
Wacol is home for jail inmates at the [Brisbane Correctional Centre ( previously known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre]], Brisbane Youth Detention Centre "10-17 year olds" and the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre and Wolston Correctional Centre . There is also a significant industrial park located here.
The suburb played host to the American military during World War II, who constructed Camp Columbia in 1942; after the war, control of the facility was transferred to the Australian government who used it primarily as a "holding centre" for post-war refugees.
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Wacol (Brisbane City) (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
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