Stapylton, Queensland

Stapylton is a locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] Its western border is marked by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway.

Stapylton
Gold Coast, Queensland
Paddocks along Bruckner Road, 2014
Population445 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4207
LGA(s)City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)Coomera
Federal Division(s)Fadden
Suburbs around Stapylton:
Eagleby Alberton Alberton
Yatala Stapylton Norwell
Yatala Ormeau Norwell

History

The area was named after surveyor Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800–1840), who was killed by Aborigines on 31 May 1840, near Mount Lindesay.[2]

Stapylton State School opened on 18 May 1920. It closed in 1961.[3]

Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995.

Stapylyon had a population of 445 at the 2011 census.[1]

Infrastructure

Australia's first green waste to energy power plant was built at Stapylton.[4]

The suburb contains the Mount Stapylton Weather station, several quarries and the Stapylton Landfill and Recycling Centre. The radar tower is 30 m tall and was completed in 2006.[5]

Amenities
Yatala Drive-In 2013

The Yatala drive-in theatre was opened on 27 October 1974; it contains two large screens and covers 10 acres.[6]

Industry

Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing is based in Stapylton.[7][8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Stapylton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "Stapylton (entry 46100)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Green waste to energy sales". Reed Business Information. 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. Damien Larkins (15 November 2013). "Weather radar towers over south-east Queensland". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. "History". Yatala Drive-In Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. "Contact Details". DJR Team Penske. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  8. "Contact". Tekno Autosports. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
  • "Stapylton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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