Stretton, Queensland

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Stretton
Brisbane,  Queensland
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Stretton
Coordinates 27°37′25″S153°04′05″E / 27.6236°S 153.0680°E / -27.6236; 153.0680 (Stretton (centre of suburb))
Population4,686 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1,041/km2 (2,697/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4116
Area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location22 km (14 mi) S of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s) City of Brisbane
(Calamvale Ward) [2]
State electorate(s) Stretton
Federal division(s) Rankin
Suburbs around Stretton:
Sunnybank Hills Runcorn Kuraby
Calamvale Stretton Karawatha
Drewvale Drewvale Karawatha

Stretton is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Stretton had a population of 4,686 people. [1]

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Geography

Stretton is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Brisbane Central Business District, and borders the suburbs of Calamvale, Sunnybank Hills, Karawatha, Kuraby, and Drewvale.[ citation needed ]

The northern part of Stretton includes several hills, but the land flattens out towards the south. The southern part has more vegetation, as it joins Karawatha Forest to the south-east and the Calamvale Creek wetlands on the south-west.[ citation needed ]

History

In the early 19th century, the area and many of today's suburbs around the Sunnybank area were part of a vast area known as Coopers Plains. In 1861, Governor Bowen declared a wide area that included Eight Mile Plains to Stretton as a Brisbane Agricultural Reserve. [4] This agricultural reserve was originally used as a source of timber, but when it was found to be good farming land, settlers quickly turned it into farms that produced sought-after fruit, vegetables, and poultry.[ citation needed ]

A military map from 1922 shows only four houses in the area that is now Stretton.[ citation needed ]

Stretton was gazetted as a suburb of Brisbane in 1972, and was named after George Stretton, a settler, postmaster and hotelier at Browns Plains in the 1870s. [5] [6]

In 1989, there was controversy regarding the sale of land to Asian investors. [7]

Stretton State College opened on 1 January 2006. [8]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Stretton had a population of 4,067 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age was 36 years, 1 year below the Australian median. 41.6% were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The next most common countries of birth were China 7.1%, Taiwan 7%, New Zealand 4.1%, Hong Kong 4% and India 3.1%. 41.4% of people spoke only English at home. The next most popular languages were 16.2% Mandarin, 11.3% Cantonese, 3.3% Vietnamese, 2.9% Hindi and 2.4% Korean. The weekly median household income in Stretton was $1,843, compared to the national median of $1,234. This difference is also reflected in real estate, with the median mortgage payment being $2,400 per month, compared to the national median of $1,800. [9]

In the 2016 census, Stretton had a population of 4,334. [10]

In the 2021 census, Stretton had a population of 4,686 people. [1]

Education

Stretton State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 226 Illaweena Street ( 27°38′22″S153°03′13″E / 27.6395°S 153.0537°E / -27.6395; 153.0537 (Stretton State College) ). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,590 students with 196 teachers (180 full-time equivalent) and 101 non-teaching staff (71 full-time equivalent). [13] It includes a special education program. [11]

Facilities

Stretton is home to Hope Christian Assembly, a multicultural Pentecostal Church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches which holds services at Stretton State College. [14]

In addition to small local shops, Calamvale Village on Kameruka Street and Sunnybank Hills Shopping Centre on Hellawell Road provide basic shopping. Westfield Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt is a larger shopping centre nearby. [15]

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