Bray Park, Queensland

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Bray Park
Moreton Bay, Queensland

A suburban street in Bray Park
Coordinates 27°17′34″S 152°57′44″E / 27.29278°S 152.96222°E / -27.29278; 152.96222 (Bray Park, Queensland)Coordinates: 27°17′34″S 152°57′44″E / 27.29278°S 152.96222°E / -27.29278; 152.96222 (Bray Park, Queensland)
Population 10,002 (2011)[1]
 • Density 2,227.6/km2 (5,770/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4500
Area 4.49 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location 23 km (14 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Bray Park:
Lawnton Lawnton Lawnton
Warner Bray Park Strathpine
Warner Strathpine Strathpine

Bray Park is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. It is named after John Bray, a former Shire councillor.[2] Bray Park is bounded by Four Mile Creek in the south, the Caboolture railway line in the east, Francis Road in the north, and Old North Road in the west.

Bray Park is on the Caboolture line of the Citytrain network; see Bray Park railway station, Brisbane. The main state schools are Bray Park State School and Bray Park High.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Bray Park is 10,002, 51.2% female and 48.8% male.

The median/average age of the Bray Park population is 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian average.

78.4% of people living in Bray Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.7%, England 3.4%, Philippines 0.9%, South Africa 0.8%, Fiji 0.6%.

90% of people speak English as their first language 0.7% Hindi, 0.7% Samoan, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Afrikaans.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bray Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013. 
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