Doolandella, Queensland

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Doolandella is an outer western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.[1]

Geography

Doolandella is Script error: No such module "convert". south-west by road from the Brisbane CBD.[3] Blunder Creek forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the suburb.[4]

The suburb has access to the Ipswich Motorway via Blunder Road as well as the Logan Motorway to the south.[4]

The land use is almost entirely residential.[4]

History

Doolandella was declared as an official suburb in 1976.[5] The name Doolandella, or Dulandella as expressed by Aboriginal Australians, is a Yuggera word referring to the Geebung tree, a broad leaved shrub with yellow fruit which grows in the area.[5]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, Doolandella had a population of 3,105 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Doolandella population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median. 55.6% of people living in Doolandella were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 11.9%, New Zealand 5.6%, India 2.9%, England 2.1%, Fiji 1.7%. 53.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 19.5% Vietnamese, 2.7% Samoan, 2.3% Hindi, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Spanish.[6]

In the Template:CensusAU, Doolandella had a population of 4,817 people.[7]

In the Template:CensusAU, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools within the suburb. The nearest government primary schools are Servicetown South State School in neighbouring Inala to the north-west and Pallara State School in neighbouring Pallara to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Forest Lake State High School in neighbouring Forest Lake to the south-west and Glenala State High School in neighbouring Durack to the north.[8]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

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  • Blunder Creek Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[9]
  • Bridgeman Place Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[9]
  • Daintree Close Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[9]
  • Wallaroo Way Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[9]
  • Wedgetail Street Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[9]

References

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External links

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