Middle Park, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Middle Park is a predominantly residential suburb located 14 km south-west of the CBD
of Brisbane, Queensland
, Australia
.
Many properties on Sumners Road have an address in Middle Park but are not themselves actually in Middle Park and are disregarded in this article.
was split in 1970. The land was developed by L.J. Hooker Real Estate
who released Middle Park for development in July 1976, the last of the 6 suburbs to be developed.
Middle Park is bounded to the north by the McLeod Country Golf Club, to the West by Baronga Street and Horizon Drive, Lalina Street and Macfarlane Street, to the south by Sumners Road and to the east by Estate Road and Beanland Street.
Middle Park is 1.5 square kilometres in area, which is .000019% of the area of Australia.
The centre point of the suburb (the shopping centre) is at Latitude -27.555 Longitude 152.922.
The Postcode of Middle Park is 4074.
In the House of Representatives
of the Parliament of Australia
by Bernie Ripoll, the Australian Labor Party Member for the electorate of Oxley.
In the Queensland Parliament
by Julie Attwood
, the Labor Party
Member for Mount Ommaney
.
On Brisbane City Council by Councillor Matthew Bourke, the Liberal Party Member for Jamboree Ward.
. It was officially opened in November 1987 and has classes from Prep to Year 7. The School's motto is "Each to Succeed". Good News Lutheran School H9 is an independent primary school affiliated with the Lutheran Church of Australia
. It incorporates Centenary Christian Kindergarten and Pre-School. The school currently includes grades 1 - 7 as well as a kindergarten and a preschool. The school's motto is "that you may have life".
being information collected at different times during 2001, 2002 and 2003. Figures in are for all of Australia:
4,338 people live in Middle Park, a population density of 2,888 per km².
22.2% <20.0%> were aged 0–14, 42.8% <43.3%> aged 15–44, 27.7% <23.8%> aged 45–64 and 7.4% <12.8%> aged 65+. It looks like Middle Park is a place to bring up a family.
In 2004 56 children were born, a crude birth rate of 12.9 <12.5> per thousand, and 8 people died - 2.5 <6.7> per thousand.
2,037 residents (47% <38%>) worked for an average wages and salary income of $39,936 <$37,729>.
52.3% <50.6%> are female.
Of those aged 15 or greater, 60.5% are married, 11% separated, divorced or widowed, 28.5% never married.
The Brisbane News is delivered to 1,365 households in Middle Park, which is presumably all of them, giving 3.17 residents per household.
The 2001 census however states that there were 1,204 families in Middle Park, 58.5% couples with children, 27.9% couples without children, 12.6% single with children. This presumably excludes the 10.8% single person households and 1.7% group households.
All but 73 of the houses in Middle Park are stand-alone, with townhouses accounting for most of the remainder. Townhouses are commonly two-storey buildings on a small plot of land in a gated community.
The typical Middle Park house is 220m2 in area on a block of land of 600m2. It has a large open-plan living area, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (one ensuite) and a double garage. It is single-storey "brick and tile", built on a concrete slab, with a brick outer skin and plasterboard inner skin on wooden framing, and a tile roof on wooden framing. It has a pool in the back yard.
According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, the median house price during 2009 was AUD525,500, and the median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in the December 2005 quarter was AUD460.
In 2001 78% of homes were owner-occupied, 19% were rented.
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Central business district
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of Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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.
Geography
Middle Park is one of the six "Centenary Suburbs" into which JindaleeJindalee, Queensland
Jindalee is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia located south-west of the Brisbane CBD, and is a part of the Centenary suburbs. It is bordered by the Brisbane River to the north. The Aboriginal meaning for Jindalee is "bare hills"...
was split in 1970. The land was developed by L.J. Hooker Real Estate
L.J. Hooker
LJ Hooker is an Australian real estate franchise, founded in 1928, currently owned by Janusz Hooker, the grandson of founder Sir Leslie Hooker and was established in 1928.-History:...
who released Middle Park for development in July 1976, the last of the 6 suburbs to be developed.
Middle Park is bounded to the north by the McLeod Country Golf Club, to the West by Baronga Street and Horizon Drive, Lalina Street and Macfarlane Street, to the south by Sumners Road and to the east by Estate Road and Beanland Street.
Middle Park is 1.5 square kilometres in area, which is .000019% of the area of Australia.
The centre point of the suburb (the shopping centre) is at Latitude -27.555 Longitude 152.922.
The Postcode of Middle Park is 4074.
Representation
The people of Middle Park are represented by the following:In the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
of the Parliament of Australia
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
by Bernie Ripoll, the Australian Labor Party Member for the electorate of Oxley.
In the Queensland Parliament
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
by Julie Attwood
Julie Attwood
Julie Maree Attwood is an Australian Labor Party Member of the Queensland Parliament for the seat of Mount Ommaney. Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1998, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child Safety on 21 September 2006.Attwood obtained a...
, the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Member for Mount Ommaney
Electoral district of Mount Ommaney
The district of Mount Ommaney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1992 redistribution....
.
On Brisbane City Council by Councillor Matthew Bourke, the Liberal Party Member for Jamboree Ward.
Schools
There are two schools in Middle Park. Middle Park State School D11 is run by the Government of QueenslandGovernment of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...
. It was officially opened in November 1987 and has classes from Prep to Year 7. The School's motto is "Each to Succeed". Good News Lutheran School H9 is an independent primary school affiliated with the Lutheran Church of Australia
Lutheran Church of Australia
The Lutheran Church of Australia is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia, it also has a presence in New Zealand. It has 320 parishes, 540 congregations, 70,000 baptized members in Australia, 1,130 baptized members in New Zealand, 52,463 communicant members and 450 active pastors. Its...
. It incorporates Centenary Christian Kindergarten and Pre-School. The school currently includes grades 1 - 7 as well as a kindergarten and a preschool. The school's motto is "that you may have life".
Demography
The following from the Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
being information collected at different times during 2001, 2002 and 2003. Figures in
4,338 people live in Middle Park, a population density of 2,888 per km².
22.2% <20.0%> were aged 0–14, 42.8% <43.3%> aged 15–44, 27.7% <23.8%> aged 45–64 and 7.4% <12.8%> aged 65+. It looks like Middle Park is a place to bring up a family.
In 2004 56 children were born, a crude birth rate of 12.9 <12.5> per thousand, and 8 people died - 2.5 <6.7> per thousand.
2,037 residents (47% <38%>) worked for an average wages and salary income of $39,936 <$37,729>.
52.3% <50.6%> are female.
Of those aged 15 or greater, 60.5% are married, 11% separated, divorced or widowed, 28.5% never married.
The Brisbane News is delivered to 1,365 households in Middle Park, which is presumably all of them, giving 3.17 residents per household.
The 2001 census however states that there were 1,204 families in Middle Park, 58.5% couples with children, 27.9% couples without children, 12.6% single with children. This presumably excludes the 10.8% single person households and 1.7% group households.
Housing
Most housing was constructed between 1980 and 1990 in the style of that era, which many would suggest is rather inappropriate for the climate of Brisbane.All but 73 of the houses in Middle Park are stand-alone, with townhouses accounting for most of the remainder. Townhouses are commonly two-storey buildings on a small plot of land in a gated community.
The typical Middle Park house is 220m2 in area on a block of land of 600m2. It has a large open-plan living area, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (one ensuite) and a double garage. It is single-storey "brick and tile", built on a concrete slab, with a brick outer skin and plasterboard inner skin on wooden framing, and a tile roof on wooden framing. It has a pool in the back yard.
According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, the median house price during 2009 was AUD525,500, and the median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in the December 2005 quarter was AUD460.
In 2001 78% of homes were owner-occupied, 19% were rented.
Weather
The Marburg Weather Radar shows rainfall intensity in real time. Middle Park is half way between Ipswich and Archerfield just to the east of the centre of the image. The area usually experiences a mild breeze and typically cloudy weather in the late afternoon. Between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM it is usually very crisp and dew is present on most lawns.WeatherZone has a recent satellite view showing the whole of Queensland; Brisbane is at the South East corner.