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Stapylton
Gold Coast,  Queensland
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Paddocks along Bruckner Road, 2014
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Stapylton
Coordinates 27°43′49″S153°14′41″E / 27.7302°S 153.2447°E / -27.7302; 153.2447 (Stapylton (centre of locality))
Population444 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density29.60/km2 (76.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4207
Area15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s) Coomera
Federal division(s) Fadden
Suburbs around Stapylton:
Eagleby Alberton Alberton
Yatala Stapylton Norwell
Yatala Ormeau Norwell

Stapylton is a mixed-use locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Stapylton had a population of 444 people. [1]

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Geography

Mount Stapylton, as seen from Rotary Park Road, Alberton, 2022 Mount Stapylton from Rotary Park Road, Alberton, 2022.jpg
Mount Stapylton, as seen from Rotary Park Road, Alberton, 2022

Stapylton is bounded to the west by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway. [3]

Stapylton has the following mountains in the north of the locality:

History

The area was named after surveyor Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800–1840), who was killed by Aborigines on 31 May 1840, near Mount Lindesay. [2]

Stapylton State School opened on 18 May 1920. It closed in 1961. [7] The school was located on the south-eastern corner of Hester Drive and Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (approx 27°44′06″S153°13′51″E / 27.7349°S 153.2309°E / -27.7349; 153.2309 (Stapylton State School (former)) ). [8]

The Yatala drive-in theatre was opened on 27 October 1974. [9]

Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995.

Stapylyon had a population of 445 at the 2011 census. [10]

In the 2016 census, Stapylton had a population of 444 people. [1]

Economy

Australia's first green waste to energy power plant was built at Stapylton. [11]

The suburb contains the Mount Stapylton Weather station, several quarries and the Stapylton Landfill and Recycling Centre. The radar tower is 30 m tall and was completed in 2006. [12]

Education

There are no schools in Staplyton. The nearest government primary school is Mount Warren Park State School in Mount Warren Park to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh to the west and Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau to the south. [3]

Amenities

Yatala Drive-In 2013 Yatala Drive-In 2013.JPG
Yatala Drive-In 2013

The Yatala drive-in theatre is at 100 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road ( 27°43′51″S153°14′15″E / 27.7308°S 153.2376°E / -27.7308; 153.2376 (Yatala Drive-in Theatre) ). [13] It contains two large screens and covers 10 acres (4.0 ha). [9]

Attractions

Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing is based in Stapylton. [14] [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stapylton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Stapylton – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46100)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mount Stapylton – mountain in Gold Coast City (entry 32214)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Quinns Hill – mountain in Gold Coast City (entry 27843)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m40" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. 1 2 "History". Yatala Drive-In Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Stapylton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 February 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Green waste to energy sales". Reed Business Information. 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Damien Larkins (15 November 2013). "Weather radar towers over south-east Queensland". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Yatala Drive-In, Five Star Cinemas - movie times & tickets". fivestarcinemas.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Contact Details". DJR Team Penske. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Contact". Tekno Autosports. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
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