| Wynnum Brisbane, Queensland |
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Wynnum CBD |
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| Population: | 11,719 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4178 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Lytton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Wynnum is a suburb located on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about 16 kilometres east of the CBD. The area was sparsely settled until the arrival of the railway in the late 1880s, but then grew fairly rapidly. The former Wynnum Shire Council was created in 1902, and twelve years later Wynnum became a municipality with its own town council and the right to elect a mayor. The Town Council was absorbed into the enlarged City of Brisbane in 1925.[1]
Wynnum is on the Cleveland railway line and has regular train services connecting it with the Brisbane CBD.
The Wynnum district has several primary schools and two public high schools - Wynnum State High School and Brisbane Bayside State College.
It also has an extensive range of sporting clubs, such as Wynnum Seagulls Rugby League Club, Wynnum Bugs Rugby Union Club, Brisbane (formerly Wynnum) Wolves Soccer Club, Bayside United Soccer Club and Wynnum Vikings Australian Football Club. Recreational clubs include the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club and the RSL. The Wynnum foreshore is a popular swimming and picnic spot for Brisbane families especially at weekends.
Wynnum has an abnormally large amount of second hand stores. There are 8 stores within two blocks which restrict the area from reaching its potential.
The suburb has traditionally boasted a country town atmosphere, but new residential development is resulting in significant population growth and changing demographics. The area is now marked by a mix of character housing and modern housing.
Olympic swimming medallist Samantha Riley, Totally Wild television host Stacey Thomson and Australian Idol host Kyle Sandilands are originally from Wynnum. Quentin Bryce, the serving Governor General of Australia, was educated at Moreton Bay College, Wynnum. The Right Reverend Dr Keith Rayner, former Archbishop of Melbourne and Anglican Primate of Australia, was Rector of Wynnum from 1963-69. [2]
Although Wynnum is situated next to the ocean, the shoreline is covered in mangroves and aromatic mudflats which makes it unsuitable for swimming at low tide. Next to the Wynnum Wading Pool which has a playground and Water Park and the Wynnum Jetty, there is a man-made beach called Pandanus Beach.
Wynnum North railway station, Wynnum railway station and Wynnum Central railway station provide access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland.