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Beachmere
Moreton Bay,  Queensland
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Beachmere, Moreton Bay, with the tide out
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Beachmere
Beachmere, Queensland
Coordinates 27°07′46″S153°03′14″E / 27.1294°S 153.0538°E / -27.1294; 153.0538 (Beachmere (town centre))
Population3,309 (UCL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4510
Area30.2 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s) Pumicestone
Federal division(s) Longman
Localities around Beachmere:
Caboolture Ningi Godwin Beach
Morayfield Beachmere Moreton Bay
Burpengary East Burpengary East Moreton Bay

Beachmere is a coastal rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Beachmere had a population of 4,782 people. [4]

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It is located north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.

History

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The sandy beach among the mangroves

The origin of the suburb name is from an early residence owned by Thomas Edwin Bonney by the name of Beachmere meaning a beach upon marshy ground. [2] Bonney is believed to be the first European Australian settler in the area, having arrived in 1870. [5]

Beachmere State School opened on 28 January 1986. [6]

The Moreton Bay Birali Steiner School opened on 15 April 2013, and is part of Steiner Education Australia. [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Beachmere recorded a population of 4,112 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Beachmere population was 50 years, compared to the national median age of 38. 76.8% of people living in Beachmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.9%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.6%. 91.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Spanish. [8]

In the 2021 census, Beachmere recorded a population of 4,782 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Beachmere population was 57 years, compared to the national median age of 38. 75.6% of people living in Beachmere were born in Australia and 92.4% of people spoke only English at home. [4]

Education

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Beachmere State School
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Library, Beachmere State School

Beachmere State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 24-58 James Road ( 27°07′53″S153°02′51″E / 27.1315°S 153.0476°E / -27.1315; 153.0476 (Beachmere State School) ). [9] [10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 306 students with 27 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). [11] It includes a special education program. [9]

Birali Steiner School is a private primary (Prep-7) school for boys and girls at 670 Beachmere Road (corner Newman Road, 27°07′47″S153°03′03″E / 27.1298°S 153.0509°E / -27.1298; 153.0509 (Birali Steiner School) ). [9] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [11]

There is no secondary school in Beachmere with the nearest being in neighbouring Caboolture and Morayfield or in Bongaree on Bribie Island. [13]

Amenities

The Moreton Bay City Council operates a mobile library service which visits Clayton Park on the corner of Biggs Avenue and Main Street. [14]

Beachmere Uniting Church is on the corner of Moreton Terrace and Second Avenue ( 27°07′58″S153°02′59″E / 27.1329°S 153.0498°E / -27.1329; 153.0498 (Beachmere Uniting Church) ). [15] [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beachmere (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Beachmere – town in Moreton Bay Region (entry 1933)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Beachmere – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 50067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beachmere (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "BEACHMERE'S FIRST SETTLER IN YEAR 1870". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser . Vol. XXXV, no. 1939. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1941. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "History". Birali Steiner School. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beachmere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. 1 2 3 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Beachmere State School". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Birali Steiner School". Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mobile Library". Moreton Bay Regional Council . Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "About Us". Caboolture Region Uniting Church. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Beachmere Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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