Highland Park, Queensland

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Coordinates: 28°00′52″S 153°20′04″E / 28.0144°S 153.3344°E / -28.0144; 153.3344 (Highland Park (centre of suburb))
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Highland Park
Federal division(s)
Moncrieff
Suburbs around Highland Park:
Nerang
Nerang
Nerang
Gilston Highland Park Carrara
Gilston Worongary Carrara

Highland Park is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Highland Park had a population of 6,574 people.[1]

History

William Duncan State School opened on 27 January 1987.

Queensland Legislative Assembly for Albert. The school is named after William Duncan, an early settler and timber-getter in the district. There had been an earlier proposal to call the school Boorajing (an Aboriginal word meaning windy place).[4]

In the

2011 census, Highland Park recorded a population of 6,561 people, 51% female and 49% male.[5] The median age of the Highland Park population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37.[5] 66.3% of people living in Highland Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10.3%, England 5.7%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.7%, Japan 0.7%.[5] 86.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Japanese, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% German, 0.4% Italian.[5]

In the 2016 census, Highland Park had a population of 6,574 people.[1]

Education

William Duncan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 114-136 Alexander Drive (28°00′46″S 153°20′03″E / 28.0127°S 153.3343°E / -28.0127; 153.3343 (William Duncan State School)).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 597 students with 45 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).[8] It includes a special education program and a positive learning centre.[6][9][10]

There is no secondary school in Highland Park. The nearest secondary school is Nerang State High School in neighbouring Nerang to the north.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Highland Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Highland Park – suburb in City of Gold Coast (entry 46052)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "History". William Duncan State School. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Highland Park (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "William Duncan State School". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "William Duncan SS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Positive Learning Centres". Department of Education. Queensland Government. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. State of Queensland
    . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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