Arana Hills, Queensland

Arana Hills Moreton Bay,  Queensland
Arana Hills Plaza, 2013
Arana Hills
Coordinates	27°23′36″S152°57′17″E / 27.3933°S 152.9547°E / -27.3933; 152.9547 (Arana Hills (centre of suburb))
Population	6,971 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1,884/km2 (4,880/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4054
Area	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	3.0 km (2 mi) NW of Mitchelton 4.0 km (2 mi) NE of Ferny Grove 15.6 km (10 mi) SSW of Strathpine 13.4 km (8 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)	Ferny Grove
Federal division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Arana Hills: Bunya Bunya Bunya Ferny Hills Arana Hills Everton Hills Ferny Grove Keperra Keperra

Arana Hills is a suburb in Division 10 of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,971 people. ^[1]

Geography

Kedron Brook, 2013

Arana Hills is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It adjoins the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. Informally it is part of the Hills District.

Arana Hills lies within the northern part of the Kedron Brook catchment, although the waterway itself does not flow through the suburb.

History

Until the 1950s the area still known informally as the Hills District was scattered with forest and small farms. In 1878, Frederick and Elizabeth Patrick purchased the first land in the area now known as Arana Hills. Today’s suburban landscape did not begin to emerge until the area was subdivided in 1937. ^[3]

In 1956, the first modern suburban subdivision in the Shire of Pine Rivers was established in Arana Hills by Willmore and Randell. Marketed as Camden Park, land sales were phenomenal as the price was not exorbitant. ^[3]

As there were several places named Camden Park, a public meeting was called in March 1962, with suggestions for adopting a new name. In June 1962 the name Arana Hills, from an Aboriginal name that it was assumed meant welcome, was submitted to council by the Camden Park Progress Association. The Queensland Place Names Board gave its approval and the new name was gazetted in December 1962. ^[3] Later it was discovered that Arana was an Aboriginal word referring to the moon. ^[4]

Pine Community School opened in Arana Hills on 24 January 1983. ^[5]

Arana Hills remained part of the Pine Rivers shire until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north and east to form the Moreton Bay Region, now known as the City of Moreton Bay.

In 2008, Arana Hills was affected by severe thunderstorms that also affected many properties in northern Brisbane, causing millions of dollars of damage. Many volunteers and SES crews were needed to help clean up the damage. The area has now returned to its original state, but with the loss of some trees. ^{[6] [7]}

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Arana Hills recorded a population of 6,313 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Arana Hills population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 82.5% of people living in Arana Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.5%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Afrikaans, 0.3% German. ^[8]

In the 2016 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,810 people. ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,971 people. ^[1]

Education

Pine Community School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 123 Bunya Road ( 27°23′15″S152°57′46″E / 27.3874°S 152.9629°E / -27.3874; 152.9629 (Pine Community School) ). ^{[10] [11]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 94 students with 11 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). ^[12]

There are no government schools in Arana Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Grovely State School in neighbouring Keperra to the south-east, Ferny Hills State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-west, and Patricks Road State School also in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Mitchelton State High School in Mitchelton to the south-east and Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-west. ^[13]

Amenities

Arana Hills is served by several neighbourhood shopping villages as well as a commercial indoor shopping complex anchored by a Kmart and Coles supermarket which opened in 1978. ^[14]

The Moreton Bay City Council operates a Public Library in Arana Hills at 63 Cobbity Crescent, opened in 1976. ^{[15] [16]}

Arana Hills Uniting Church (also known as The Hills Uniting Church) is at 14 Alstonia Street ( 27°23′57″S152°57′11″E / 27.3993°S 152.953°E / -27.3993; 152.953 (Arana Hills Uniting Church) ). ^{[17] [18] [19]} The Anglican Church of Australia for the Grovely Parish is All Saints Church, located in Cobbity Crescent ( 27°23′42″S152°56′53″E / 27.3950°S 152.948°E / -27.3950; 152.948 (All Saints Church) ). ^[20]

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Bandicoot Gully ( 27°23′12″S152°56′56″E / 27.3868°S 152.9488°E / -27.3868; 152.9488 (Bandicoot Gully) ) ^[21]
• Bob O'Neil Park ( 27°23′20″S152°57′35″E / 27.3889°S 152.9598°E / -27.3889; 152.9598 (Bob O'Neil Park) ) ^[21]

• Brian Battersby Reserve ( 27°23′15″S152°56′47″E / 27.3874°S 152.9464°E / -27.3874; 152.9464 (Brian Battersby Reserve) ) ^[21]

• Camden Park ( 27°23′41″S152°57′18″E / 27.3946°S 152.9549°E / -27.3946; 152.9549 (Camden Park) ) ^[21]

• John Carter Park ( 27°23′07″S152°57′34″E / 27.3853°S 152.9594°E / -27.3853; 152.9594 (John Carter Park) ) ^[21]

• Leslie Patrick Park ( 27°23′49″S152°57′47″E / 27.3969°S 152.9630°E / -27.3969; 152.9630 (Leslie Patrick Park) ) ^[21]

• Sue Miller Park ( 27°23′53″S152°57′14″E / 27.3980°S 152.9540°E / -27.3980; 152.9540 (Sue Miller Park) ) ^[21]

• Wightman Reserve ( 27°23′01″S152°56′46″E / 27.3837°S 152.9462°E / -27.3837; 152.9462 (Wightman Reserve) ) ^[21]

• William Scott Park ( 27°23′19″S152°57′15″E / 27.3885°S 152.9542°E / -27.3885; 152.9542 (William Scott Park) ) ^[21]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arana Hills (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Arana Hills – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 49592)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Arana Hills history" . Retrieved 13 April 2023.  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
4. "Place Names of South-East Queensland" . Retrieved 13 April 2023.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Severe Thunderstorms in Southeast Queensland 16th – 20th November 2008". Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
7. "Building task force announced for storm-hit Brisbane". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Arana Hills (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arana Hills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Pine Community School". Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
14. "Home | Arana Hills Plaza". www.aranahillsplaza.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
15. "Arana Hills Library". plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
16. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
17. "Arana Hills Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
18. Google (6 May 2021). "Arana Hills Uniting Church" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
19. "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
20. "Anglican Parish of Grovely" . Retrieved 13 April 2023.
21. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

Sources

• Welch, Melva A. (1984). "Bowling along with the Patricks at Mt Pleasant Homestead"
• Welch, Melva A. (1981). "Toponymy, a list of placenames in the Hills & Bunya Districts"
• Smith, Lawrence S. (1988). "Tracks and Times; A history of the Pine Rivers district"

External links

• "Arana Hills". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• Bunyaville Forest Reserve
• Ferny Hills Progress Association
• George Willmore

• Queensland portal