Karalee, Queensland

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Karalee
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Karalee
Coordinates 27°33′31″S152°49′15″E / 27.5586°S 152.8208°E / -27.5586; 152.8208 Coordinates: 27°33′31″S152°49′15″E / 27.5586°S 152.8208°E / -27.5586; 152.8208
Population4,352 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 4306
Location30 km (19 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Karalee:
Karana Downs Mount Crosby Anstead
Chuwar
Bundamba
Karalee Barellan Point
North Tivoli Riverview Riverview

Karalee is a rural residential suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, Karalee had a population of 4352 people. [1]

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Geography

The suburb of Karalee is bordered by Brisbane River to the north and north-east and by the Bremer River to the south. [4]

History

Karalee was first named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1973. The name Karalee is an Ugarapul word meaning 'pretty hill beside the water'. [5]

Karalee State School opened on 25 January 1985. [6]

Education

Karalee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 77 Arthur Summervilles Road ( 27°33′45″S152°49′31″E / 27.5626°S 152.8254°E / -27.5626; 152.8254 (Karalee State School) ). [7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 566 students with 35 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). [9] The school includes a special education program. [7]

Karalee State School has three houses: Nowra, Kalara and Summerville. [10]

Amenities

Karalee has one shopping village with a Woolworths, a Coles, a newsagent and other stores. Karalee has a scouts base, a rugby league team, a swimming club and a tennis club.

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits the shopping centre. [11]

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References

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  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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  11. "Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018" (PDF). Ipswich City Council . Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.