Brendale, Queensland

Brendale
Moreton Bay Region, Queensland
Coordinates 27°19′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.31667°S 153.00000°E / -27.31667; 153.00000Coordinates: 27°19′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.31667°S 153.00000°E / -27.31667; 153.00000
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, Brendale recorded a population of 1,847 people, 51% female and 49% male.

The median age of the Brendale population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37.

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 spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 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. 1 2 "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: |access-date= (help)

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