Major features are a canal style housing development known as Aquatic Paradise, a significant shopping precinct located near Aquatic Paradise and a retirement village known as Wellington Manor.[citation needed]
Advertising poster for land sale at Wellington Point (now the area around Bath & Cavell Streets, Birkdale), 1889
The name Birkdale comes from Birkdale House in Roger Street, the home of settler and vigneron James Baron. It was used as the name of the railway station constructed in 1889.[8]
Birkdale State School opened on 27 November 1916 with 28 students.[10][11]
In the 1920s, poultry was a major industry in Birkdale.[citation needed]
Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School opened on 20 April 1997.[12]
Birkdale South State School opened on 25 January 1982.[13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Birkdale recorded a population of 14,497 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Birkdale population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 75.2% of people living in Birkdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 4.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Netherlands 1.2%, Scotland 0.8%. 90% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Italian.[14]
In the 2021 census, Birkdale had a population of 14816 people.[1]
Birkdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 74 Agnes Street (corner of Birkdale Road, 27°29′28″S153°12′58″E / 27.4912°S 153.2161°E / -27.4912; 153.2161 (Birkdale State School)).[18][19][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 646 students, predominantly drawn from the suburbs of Thorneside and Birkdale, with 43 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 629 students with 43 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[21] It includes a special education program.[18]
Birkdale South State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 451 Old Cleveland Road East (27°30′21″S153°12′45″E / 27.5058°S 153.2126°E / -27.5058; 153.2126 (Birkdale South State School)).[18][22][23] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 583 students with 44 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). The school's catchment area has transitioned from small crop farms to residential estates.[24] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 583 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[21] It includes a special education program.[18]
Birkdale has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot, humid summers and mild winters.[31] From November through March, thunderstorms are common, with the more severe events accompanied by large damaging hail stones, torrential rain and destructive winds.[citation needed]
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