Doolandella
Brisbane, Queensland
Rockfield Street
Doolandella is located in Queensland
Doolandella
Doolandella
Coordinates27°36′46″S 152°59′11″E / 27.6127°S 152.9863°E / -27.6127; 152.9863 (Doolandella (centre of suburb))
Population7,123 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1976
Postcode(s)4077
Area3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location20.7 km (13 mi) SSW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Forest Lake Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Inala
Federal division(s)Oxley
Suburbs around Doolandella:
Inala Durack Willawong
Forest Lake Doolandella Pallara
Forest Lake Pallara Pallara

Doolandella is an outer western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.[4]

Geography

Doolandella is 20.7 kilometres (13 mi) south-west by road from the Brisbane GPO.[5] Blunder Creek forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the suburb.[6]

The suburb has access to the Ipswich Motorway via Blunder Road as well as the Logan Motorway to the south.[6]

The land use is almost entirely residential.[6]

History

Doolandella was declared as an official suburb in 1976.[7] 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.[7]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Doolandella recorded 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.[8]

In the 2016 census, Doolandella had a population of 4,817 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.[4]

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.[10]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Doolandella (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Forest Lake Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Doolandella – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 46544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Doolandella (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Google (27 October 2023). "Brisbane GPO to Doolandella" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 Mynott, Wicki (2009). 150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West. Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group. p. 78.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Doolandella (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Doolandella (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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