Kallangur
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Anzac Avenue, 2016
Kallangur is located in Queensland
Kallangur
Kallangur
Coordinates27°15′01″S 152°59′47″E / 27.2502°S 152.9963°E / -27.2502; 152.9963 (Kallangur (centre of suburb))
Population20,405 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,806/km2 (4,677/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4503
Area11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Kallangur:
Kurwongbah Dakabin North Lakes
Kurwongbah Kallangur North Lakes
Petrie Murrumba Downs Griffin

Kallangur (/kəˈlæŋɡər/ kə-LANG-gər) is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kallangur had a population of 20,405 people.[1]

Geography

The North Coast railway line forms the western boundary of the suburb, while the Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary. The main thoroughfare in Kallangur is route 71, Anzac Avenue (27°15′00″S 152°59′48″E / 27.2499°S 152.9966°E / -27.2499; 152.9966 (Anzac Avenue)).[3]

The Redcliffe Peninsula railway line passes through the suburb, which is served by the Kallangur railway station (27°15′24″S 153°00′01″E / 27.2566°S 153.0003°E / -27.2566; 153.0003 (Kallangur railway station)).[4][3]

The proposed Bruce Highway Western Alternative will have its southern entry point in Kallangur.[5]

History

The area once belonged to Mrs. Griffin of Whiteside west of Petrie, and was acquired by the son of a Scottish migrant by the name of Thomas Petrie in 1855. The name Kallangur originates from the Indigenous Australian word kalangoor, meaning a goodly or satisfactory place.[6] Kallangur is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions, however, the word kalangoor is from the Kabi dialect, from the traditional Indigenous Australian Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi) country of the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions.[7][8]

Cobb and Co coach, Old Gympie Road, Kallangur

Gympie Road (now Old Gympie Road) passed through Kallangur from Brisbane to Gympie. It was a route travelled by Cobb & Co coaches.

Kallangur grew in the early twentieth century as it was on the main road route to the Redcliffe peninsula before the construction of the Hornibrook Bridge in the 1930s.

Kallangur State School opened on 9 June 1930.[9]

More recent development has been in response to the general housing demand in the northern growth corridor.

Dakabin State School opened on 28 January 1992.[10][9]

St Peter's Anglican church was closed on 7 March 1993 under the authority of Assistant Bishop Wood.[11]

An ANZAC memorial gate was erected along with a bronze statue on the corner of Anzac Avenue and Goodfellows Road. The new Memorial Gardens was unveiled in front of the North's Leagues and Services Club in 2005 by the former Minister for Veterans' Affairs De-Anne Kelly.[12]

In the 2011 census, Kallangur recorded a population of 18,982 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Kallangur population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 77.9% of people living in Kallangur were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.9%, England 4%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.7%, Scotland 0.5%. 90.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Samoan, 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German.[13]

Kallangur railway station was completed in 2016.

In the 2016 census, Kallangur had a population of 20,405 people.[1]

Pinnacle Academic College opened in July 2020.[14]

Heritage listings

Strathpine Honour Board, 2016

Kallangur has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Kallangur State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 139 School Road (27°14′55″S 152°59′34″E / 27.2487°S 152.9928°E / -27.2487; 152.9928 (Kallangur State School)).[17][18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 810 students with 55 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[19] It includes a special education program.[17]

Despite its name, Dakabin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Sheaves Road in Kallangur (27°14′16″S 152°59′12″E / 27.2378°S 152.9867°E / -27.2378; 152.9867 (Dakabin State School)).[17][20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 600 students with 45 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[19] It includes a special education program.[17] It also includes the POWER Positive Learning Centre, a specific-purpose primary (3-7) program for children whose behaviours are incompatible with mainstream schooling; the aim of the centre is to ultimately re-integrate the child back into mainstream schooling.[17][21]

Charlotte Mason College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 30 Narangba Road (27°15′03″S 152°58′44″E / 27.2507°S 152.9788°E / -27.2507; 152.9788 (Charlotte Mason College)).[17][22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 214 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff.[19] The school also operates a distance education program.[17][23] In December 2023, the school suddenly closed following a series of financial audits.[24]

Pinnacle Academic College is a private primary school (Prep-6) for boys and girls at the same site as Charlotte Mason College but at the other end of the site. It offers individualised self-directed education.[25][14]

There is no government secondary school in Kallangur. The nearest government secondary schools are Dakabin State High School in neighbouring Dakabin to the north and Murrumba State Secondary College in neighbouring Murrumba Downs to the south.[3]

Amenities

The Kallangur branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 1431 Anzac Avenue.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kallangur (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kallangur – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "North Brisbane Bruce Highway Western Alternative, planning". Queensland Government. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Place names of South-East Queensland – page 33". Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kallangur Aboriginal History". Web Archive. Wantima. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Archived 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kallangur (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  14. 1 2 Alexander, David (15 July 2020). "A new school has opened in Kallangur to meet a growing demand for more flexible learning". Quest News. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Anzac Memorial Avenue (former) (entry 602693)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Strathpine Honour Board (entry 600766)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Kallangur State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "Dakabin State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "POWER Positive Learning Centre". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Charlotte Mason College". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Charlotte Mason College Distance Education". Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ↑ Holdsworth, Matty (12 December 2023). "School's sudden closure leaves parents scrambling to find alternative". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Home". Pinnacle Academic College. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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