| Ormeau Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking from Jasmine Crescent across new housing developments towards the Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Ormeau, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,460 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4208 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 49 km (30 mi) south of Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coomera | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||||
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Ormeau is a hinterland town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]
Ormeau is located in the northern Gold Coast, approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of Surfers Paradise, and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south of Brisbane.
The name of the town came from Ormeau House the estate of Major Alexander Jenyns Boyd, a sugar planter of the 1860s. His first wife, Isabella (née Dawson) was born at Ormeau Road, Belfast, Ulster, Ireland. The word "ormeau" is French, meaning ‘young elm’. [2]
Podinga Provisional School opened on 5 August 1878. In 1892 it was renamed Ormeau Provisional School. On 1 January it became Ormeau State School. [4]
The Darlington Park Raceway was located in Ormeau. [5] It was used for an assignment on the third season of The Mole. It was shut down in 2005 after complaints from the local council.
In the 2011 census, Ormeau had a population of 12,439 people. [6]
The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which makes four visits to Ormeau: [8]
A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Ormeau Shearers is the local rugby league club who play home games at Ormeau Oval. The Ormeau Bulldogs are the local football (AFL) team for both juniors and masters (over 35's), which had two new ovals open for use in 2014. [9]
Ormeau All Stars Football Club was formed in 2013 to fill the need for a local soccer club in the community. All Stars play home games at Norfolk Park in Ormeau. [10]
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