Brendale, Queensland

Brendale
Moreton Bay Region, Queensland
Coordinates 27°19′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.31667°S 153.00000°ECoordinates: 27°19′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.31667°S 153.00000°E
Population 1,847 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4500
Location
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Brendale:
Warner Strathpine Bald Hills
Warner Brendale Bridgeman Downs
Eatons Hill Albany Creek Bridgeman Downs

Brendale is a suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is north of Brisbane, the state capital, located immediately south of Strathpine on the South Pine River. The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to a horse stud established by William Bowden in the early 1960s.[2]

Brendale is mostly an industrial suburb, although several parks exist within it. It contains a Powerlink 275/110 kV electrical transmission substation called South Pine Substation, as well as a waste treatment plant.[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Brendale is 1,847, 51% female and 49% male.

The median/average age of the Brendale population is 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian average.

65.3% of people living in Brendale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10%, India 3.8%, England 3.5%, Philippines 1.5%, Fiji 0.9%.

83% of people speak English as their first language 1.8% Punjabi, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Shona, 0.8% Japanese.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brendale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Brendale (entry 45368)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. Moreton Bay Regional Council. "Strathpine - Brendale". Retrieved 8-12-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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