| Wacol Brisbane, Queensland |
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The The Park Centre for Mental Health, 2010 |
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| Population: | 2,584 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4076 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 18 km (11 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Inala | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Oxley | ||||||||||||
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Wacol is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. 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 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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Wacol is home for jail inmates at the Brisbane Correctional Centre (previously known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre), Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, Brisbane Youth Detention Centre (10-17 year olds), the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre and the Wolston Correctional Centre. The The Park Centre for Mental Health, formerly known as the Wolston Park Hospital, has acted as an institution for the mentally ill since 1865.[2] In December 2011, the RSPCA moved from their premises in Fairfield to Wacol.[3] There is also a significant industrial park located in the area.
The Ipswich Motorway crosses the suburb. A major upgrade of the road was completed in 2010.[4] The Logan Motorway connects to the Ipswich Motorway in the south of the suburb.
Wacol railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.