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Park Avenue
Rockhampton,  Queensland
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Passengers on the Park Avenue route bus, 1930
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Park Avenue
Coordinates 23°21′25″S150°30′41″E / 23.3569°S 150.5113°E / -23.3569; 150.5113 (Park Avenue (centre of suburb))
Population5,094 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1,107/km2 (2,868/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4701
Elevation10 m (33 ft)
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Rockhampton
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Park Avenue:
Kawana Kawana Norman Gardens
Kawana Park Avenue Frenchville
Wandal Rockhampton City Berserker

Park Avenue is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Park Avenue had a population of 5,094 people. [1]

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Geography

Park Avenue is bounded on the south-west by the Fitzroy River, which divides Rockhampton from North Rockhampton. The Neville Hewitt Bridge crosses the river from Rockhampton City to the south-west to Park Avenue, which carries the Bruce Highway through Rockhampton towards the north. [3]

The Alexandra Railway Bridge also crosses from the CBD to Park Avenue, carrying the North Coast railway line from Rockhampton railway station south of the river to Park Avenue where it proceeds north through Park Avenue to Kawana. Park Avenue is served by two railway stations:

The Yeppoon railway line separates from the North Coast line immediately south of Glenmore Junction, travelling south-east into Berserker. [3]

The suburb is predominantly residential with an industrial area in the south and another in the north-west. Stockland Rockhampton is a major shopping centre in the eastern corner of the suburb. There is also commercial strip along Yaamba Road, the north-eastern boundary of the suburb. [3]

Kershaw Gardens and the Tom Nutley Field are along the south-western edge of the suburb with Queen's Park on the southern tip of the suburb, beside the Fitzroy River and the Neville Hewitt Bridge. [3]

The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yaamba Road) runs along the north-eastern boundary, concurrent with the Bruce Highway. [5]

History

Park Avenue State School opened on 7 October 1901. [6] [7]

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School opened on 28 January 1929. [6] [7]

St Matthew's Anglican Church opened in 1940. In 1968 it was demolished and a senior citizen's village established on the site called St Matthew's Cottages. It was at 54 Macalister Street. [8] [9] [10]

St Stanislaus College, a Catholic boys secondary school, opened in 1958 and Marian College, a Catholic girls secondary school, opened in 1964. These schools merged to form Emmaus College, a co-educational Catholic secondary school, opening on 1 February 1983. [6] [7] [11]

In the 2011 census, Park Avenue had a population of 5,366 people. [12]

In the 2016 census, Park Avenue had a population of 5,094 people. [1]

Education

Park Avenue State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street ( 23°21′33″S150°30′26″E / 23.3593°S 150.5071°E / -23.3593; 150.5071 (Park Avenue State School) ). [13] [14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 129 students with 20 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). [15] It includes a special education program. [13]

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school at Main Street ( 23°21′27″S150°30′36″E / 23.3575°S 150.5100°E / -23.3575; 150.5100 (St Joseph's Catholic Primary School) ). [13] [16]

Emmaus College is a Catholic secondary school for boys and girls in Rockhampton. It has its Years 10-12 campus at 185 Main Street ( 23°21′01″S150°31′19″E / 23.3502°S 150.5220°E / -23.3502; 150.5220 (Emmaus College) ). Its Years 7-9 campus is in Norman Gardens. [13] [17] [18] [19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1274 students with 102 teachers (95 full-time equivalent) and 69 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent). [15]

Amenities

Park Avenue Licensed Post Office at the Park Avenue Mall in Main Street Park Avenue Post Office in Main Street.jpg
Park Avenue Licensed Post Office at the Park Avenue Mall in Main Street

Stockland Rockhampton (formerly Rockhampton Shopping Fair) is a shopping centre on the Bruce Highway extending into neighbouring Berserker ( 23°21′15″S150°31′22″E / 23.3541°S 150.5228°E / -23.3541; 150.5228 (Stockland Rockhampton) ). [20] [21]

Park Avenue Mall is a shopping center at 37 Main Street ( 23°21′27″S150°30′39″E / 23.3575°S 150.5108°E / -23.3575; 150.5108 (Park Avenue Mall) ). [20] It contains the Park Avenue Post Office. [22]

Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church is at 33 Main Street ( 23°21′27″S150°30′37″E / 23.3575°S 150.5104°E / -23.3575; 150.5104 (Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church) ) between the Park Avenue Mall and St Joseph's School. [23]

Big Bulls

On the median strip of the Bruce Highway on the border of Park Avenue and Norman Gardens (opposite #411; 23°20′35″S150°31′14″E / 23.343126°S 150.520673°E / -23.343126; 150.520673 (Big Bulls (Brahman No. 2)) ) is one of the seven Big Bulls statues that decorate Rockhampton, which regards itself as the Beef Capital of Australia. [24] [25] The Big Bulls are listed as one of Australia's big things. [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Park Avenue – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 48828)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Google (23 April 2022). "Park Avenue, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Blake, Thom. "St Matthew's Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "St Matthews's Cottages, Senior Citizens Village Accommodation". Anglican Church of Central Queensland . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Powell, By Jessica (24 April 2018). "Rockhampton aged-care living celebrates jubilee". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "The History of our College". Emmaus College. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Park Avenue". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. 1 2 3 4 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Park Avenue State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "St Joseph's Catholic Primary School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Emmaus College" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Two Schools in One". Emmaus College. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Building areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Stockland Rockhampton". Stockland Park Avenue. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Park Avenue Post Office". Australia Post . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Rockhampton – Park Avenue". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Where's the Beef?". Rockhampton Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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  26. ↑ Clark, David (2004). Big Things: Australia's Amazing Roadside Attractions. Penguin Books. pp. 10–13. ISBN   0-14-300200-7.

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