Everton Park, Queensland
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Everton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
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It is about eight kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD. The area is mainly residential, with a population of about 8000.

Nearby Mitchelton
Mitchelton, Queensland
Michelton is a suburb of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. The suburb is located 8 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district some areas of Mitchelton can be 6 km to the Brisbane central business district....

, contains Brookside Shopping Centre
Brookside Shopping Centre
Brookside Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in Brisbane's north-west, situated in Mitchelton, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:...

, the major retail centre of the area, however, several retail services are available along South Pine Road, including the North-West Homemaker Centre, which includes the only Spotlight and Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based retailer of electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchise and the main brand owned by Harvey Norman Holdings Limited...

 in the north-west district. A community-based shopping centre with a Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...

 supermarket and specialty stores is also located at the intersection of South Pine and Stafford Roads.

Everton Park is a Neighbourhood Watch area.

History

A book is available called "From Bunyaville to Beyond" that chronicles the history of Everton Park and was created as part of Brisbane's Q150 celebrations.

Education

Local schools include Everton Park State High School
Everton Park State High School
Everton Park State High School is a small school consisting of approximately 300 students located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The Queensland Government gazettal proclamation of 22 September 1960 announced the opening of a Stafford State High School for the beginning of 1961...

, Everton Park State Primary School, and Northside Christian College.

Transport

South Pine Road, a major transport corridor, runs through the suburb, towards Brisbane. It is serviced by many Brisbane Transport
Brisbane Transport
Brisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...

 bus services.

Notable people from Everton Park

  • Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...

    , Academy Award winning actor attended Everton Park State High School (1964–1968)
  • Glenn Wheatley
    Glenn Wheatley
    Glenn Dawson Wheatley is an Australian artist manager and entertainment industry executive.Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s and in the late 1960s became nationally famous as a member of leading pop-rock band The Masters Apprentices...

    , talent manager and musician attended Everton Park State High School (1961–1963)
  • Geoff Olssen, QLD tennis representative attended Everton Park State High School
  • Robert Sibley, member of Brisbane Bullets basketball team, attended Everton Park State State High School
  • Michelle
    Michelle Martin
    Michelle Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. During her career, she won three World Open titles and six British Open titles...

     and Rodney Martin
    Rodney Martin
    Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. He is best known for winning the World Open in 1991, beating the legendary Pakistani player Jahangir Khan in the final 14-17, 15-9, 15-4, 15-13...

    , professional squash players, attended Everton Park State High School
  • Adrian Lam
    Adrian Lam
    Adrian Lam is an Australian rugby league football coach and former international player. He is the head coach of the under 20 St George Dragons squad National Rugby League team he signed with them in 2010 and will combine with coaching legend Wayne Bennett.He is a former Papua New Guinea rugby...

    , Australian rugby league football coach and former international player, attended Everton Park State High School

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