Thorneside, Queensland
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east by Waterloo Bay (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a part of Moreton Bay.[3] It is bounded to the west by Tingalpa Creek.[4] Mooroondu Point is the northernmost part of the locality at the mouth of the creek, jutting into the bay (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[5][6]
The Cleveland railway line enters the locality from the west (Ransome) and exits to the south-east (Birkdale) with the locality served by Thorneside railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[7][4]
Residential development in the suburb is predominately housing estates built around Thorneside Road and Mooroondu Road.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
The locality is named after the Thorneside railway station, originally named Thorne's siding after William Thorne who bought a lot of land around Thorneside when it was originally subdivided in 1913. At that time the land was known as Thorne's estate.[8][9]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Thorneside had a population of 3,548 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male.[10] The median age of the Thorneside population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 74.2% of people living in Thorneside were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.4%, England 5.7%, Scotland 0.8%, South Africa 0.7%, Ireland 0.7%. 90.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Japanese.[10]
In the Template:CensusAU, Thorneside had a population of 3,761 people.[11]
In the Template:CensusAU, Thorneside had a population of 3,877 people.[1]
Education
South East Brisbane Steiner School is a private primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 12 John Street (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[12][13] It is affiliated with Steiner Education Australia, a peak body for Steiner education in Australia.[14]
There are no government schools in Thorneside. The nearest government primary school is Birkdale State School in neighbouring Birkdale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Wellington Point State High School in Wellington Point to the east.[12]
Amenities
Thorneside Community Hall is at 200–204 Mooroondu Road; it is operated by the Redland City Council.[15]
The Redland City Council operates a mobile library service which visits Beth Boyd Park and Thorneside Community Hall.[16]
There is a boat ramp on the corner of Queens Esplanade and Helen Street on the south bank of Tingalpa Creek (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".). It is managed by the Redland City Council.[17]
Parks
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Beth Boyd Park, 76–92 Mooroondu Road[18]
- Ferry Road Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[19]
- Frank Street Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[19]
- John Street Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[19]
- Railway Parade Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[19]
William Taylor Memorial Sportsfield (also known as Mooroondu Sports field has facilities for soccer, netball, cricket, and tennis.[20]
Other amenities
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- Willard Webber Reserve
- Queens Esplanade
- Canoe Club Located beside Tingalpa Creek
References
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External links
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