Burdell, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Burdell
City:Townsville
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.2477°N 146.6966°W
Pop:7171
Postcode:4818
Area:15.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.8
Dir1:W
Location1:Townsville CBD
Dist2:1358
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:City of Townsville
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Herbert
Near-N:Bushland Beach
Near-Ne:Town Common
Near-E:Bohle
Near-Se:Cosgrove
Near-S:Shaw
Near-Sw:Deeragun
Near-W:Mount Low
Near-Nw:Bushland Beach

Burdell is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Burdell had a population of 7,171 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the east and north-east by the Bohle River and to north-west and north by Stony Creek which becomes a tributary of Bohle River where they met on the suburb's boundary .[2]

The suburb is bounded to the south by the North Townsville Road (former Bruce Highway) and North Coast railway line with Nightjar railway station within the suburb (-19.259°N 146.6997°W).[3]

The land use is suburban housing in the south of the suburb. There is grazing on native vegetation in the west of the locality. The northern part of the suburb is marshland. Other parts of the suburbs are currently unused.

History

Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911.[4]

St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened on 24 January 2011 with an initial enrolment of 177 students.[5]

Townsville Grammar School opened its North Shore campus in Burdell in 2015.[6]

North Shore State School opened on 1 January 2018.

Demographics

In the, Burdell had a population of 5,814 people.

In the, Burdell had a population of 7,171 people.

Education

Bohlevale State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Bohlevale School Road (-19.2488°N 146.6855°W).[7] [8] It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 796 students with 61 teachers (58 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2022, the school had 548 students with 44 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).[10] North Shore State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Langford Street (-19.2332°N 146.6961°W).[11] It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 294 students with 24 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had 732 students with 50 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).[12]

St Clare's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Burdell Drive (-19.2577°N 146.7044°W).[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 672 students with 44 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). In 2021, the school had 710 students with 45 teachers (40.8 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[14]

The North Shore Campus of Townsville Grammar School is a private primary (Pre Prep-6) school on the corner of Erskine Place and North Shore Boulevard (-19.2525°N 146.7045°W).[15]

There is no secondary school in Burdell. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Deeragun to the south-west.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 14 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. 15 April 2021.
  5. Web site: School History . 2023-07-30 . St Clare's Catholic School . en . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323075557/https://www.stclarestsv.catholic.edu.au/about/school-history/ . live .
  6. Web site: History & Archives. live. 2021-04-15. Townsville Grammar School. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925152735/https://www.tgs.qld.edu.au/welcome/history-archives/ . 25 September 2020 .
  7. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  8. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Bohlevale State School . 2023-07-30 . Bohlevale State School . en . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415023920/https://bohlevaless.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  10. Web site: School annual report 2022 . 30 July 2023 . Bohlevale State School . 2, 6 . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730055528/https://bohlevaless.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: 2020-03-06. North Shore State School. 2021-04-15. North Shore State School. en. 15 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415021016/https://northshoress.eq.edu.au/. live.
  12. Web site: School annual report 2022 . 30 July 2023 . North Shore State School . 2, 6 . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730055531/https://northshoress.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: St Clare's Catholic School. 21 November 2018. 24 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181224140542/https://www.stclarestsv.catholic.edu.au/. live.
  14. Web site: St Clare's Catholic School, Burdell: 2021 Annual Report . 2023-07-30 . . 4, 9 . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730054618/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mv56IUG7LEqaxoIASkjL-RszE80oI26B/view . live .
  15. Web site: North Shore Campus. live. 14 April 2021. Townsville Grammar School. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124065004/https://www.tgs.qld.edu.au/our-campuses/north-shore-campus-pre-prep-year-6/ . 24 November 2020 .
  16. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.