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 (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[19][20]

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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