Parramatta Park, Queensland

Parramatta Park Cairns,  Queensland
Apartments in Minnie Street, 2018
Parramatta Park
Coordinates	16°55′28″S145°45′45″E / 16.9244°S 145.7625°E / -16.9244; 145.7625 (Parramatta Park (centre of suburb))
Population	3,621 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2,260/km2 (5,860/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4870
Area	1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1 km (1 mi) SW of Cairns CBD 346 km (215 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,677 km (1,042 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Cairns
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Parramatta Park: Manunda Cairns North Cairns City Westcourt Parramatta Park Cairns City Westcourt Bungalow Portsmith

Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people. ^[1]

Geography

Houses in Archie Street, 2018

Parramatta Park is the suburb immediately west of Cairns City (the Cairns central business district). The northern part of the suburb is residential. The southern part of the suburb has a number of schools, the Cairns Showgrounds, Barlow Park (a multi-sports facility and stadium) and an industrial precinct. ^[3]

History

Parramatta Park is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. ^[4]

The origin of the suburb name is from the suburb of Parramatta in the Sydney metropolitan area of New South Wales with a possible derivation from a hotel situated locally during the late nineteenth century. ^[5]

Real estate map of Walkerville (now Parramatta Park), the first suburb of Cairns, 1884

On 26 July 1884 auctioneer John McNamara offered the Walkerville Estate as the first suburb of Cairns, consisting of 400 lots, predominantly of 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m²). The estate was promoted as being close to the terminus of the Herberton railway line and as a "paradise of health". To attract buyers from Townsville, there was the inducement of a free return trip to Cairns for buyers of 10 lots. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Parramatta State School was opened on 24 January 1927. ^[10]

St Joseph's Primary School opened on 1 July 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy Sisters were part of the teaching staff of the school until 2015. ^{[10] [11]} On Sunday 15 April 1928 Bishop John Heavey officially opened the new Catholic church and school building. ^{[12] [13]}

St Augustine's College opened on 9 February 1930 by the Marist Brothers. ^{[10] [14]}

On 17 June 1932, the Cairns City Council asked unemployed vagrants living in Parramatta Park, to leave the grounds for the duration of the Cairns show. They refused to go and by July 1932 the town's people were getting frantic and angry because they could not set up for the show. On 17 July 1932 police were called in to forcibly remove the men from the park, many towns people also took part in the hostilities and a riot broke out. A number of people were injured and the majority of the vagrants were "run out of town". ^[15]

The Parramatta Park parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1946. ^[16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,508 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Grove Street Pensioners' Cottages

There is one heritage-listed site in Parramatta Park:

• Grove Street Pensioners' Cottages, 28D Grove Street ^[18]

Education

Paramatta State School, 2020

Parramatta State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 122 Mulgrave Road ( 16°55′30″S145°45′48″E / 16.9251°S 145.7632°E / -16.9251; 145.7632 (Parramatta State School) ). ^{[19] [20]} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 379 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). ^[21] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 316 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). ^[22] It includes a special education program. ^[19]

St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Loeven Street ( 16°55′35″S145°45′59″E / 16.9265°S 145.7665°E / -16.9265; 145.7665 (St Joseph's School) ). ^{[19] [23]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 389 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). ^[22]

St Augustine's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys at 251 Draper Street ( 16°55′35″S145°46′05″E / 16.9263°S 145.7681°E / -16.9263; 145.7681 (St Augustine's College) ). ^{[24] [25]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 748 students with 64 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). ^[22] Boarding facilities are available. ^[14]

There is no government secondary school in Parramatta Park. The nearest government secondary school is Cairns State High School in neighbouring Cairns North to the north-east. ^[3]

Amenities

St Joseph's Catholic Church is on the corner of Draper and Loeven Streets ( 16°55′33″S145°46′03″E / 16.9259°S 145.7676°E / -16.9259; 145.7676 (St Joseph's Catholic Church) ). Services are also held in the chapel of St Augustine's College and at Trinity Chapel in Mercy Place aged care facility (formerly Bethlehem Home) in Gatton Street, Westcourt. These are within the Parramatta Park Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. ^[16]

The Cairns Showground is at the corner of Severin Street and Mulgrave Road ( 16°55′37″S145°45′45″E / 16.9270°S 145.7625°E / -16.9270; 145.7625 (CAIRNS SHOWGROUND) ). ^{[26] [27]}

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Attribution

This article contains material from From the vault – Parramatta Park Riot, Cairns 1932, State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) 2020, released under CC-BY-2.5 licence (archived 1 December 2020).

Further reading

• Parramatta State School, Queensland (2002), Parramatta State School, 75th jubilee : seventy five years of memories, Parramatta State School

External links

• "Parramatta Park". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.