Burnside, Queensland

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Coordinates: 26°37′54″S 152°56′04″E / 26.6316°S 152.9344°E / -26.6316; 152.9344 (Burnside (centre of locality))
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Burnside
Nambour, Queensland
View from Dulong Lookout across Burnside towards the Coral Sea, 2018
Burnside is located in Queensland
Burnside
Burnside
Coordinates26°37′54″S 152°56′04″E / 26.6316°S 152.9344°E / -26.6316; 152.9344 (Burnside (centre of locality))
Population3,104 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4560
Area4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Nicklin
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Burnside:
Kureelpa Highworth Nambour
Perwillowen Burnside Nambour
Perwillowen Perwillowen Coes Creek

Burnside is a residential locality of the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Burnside had a population of 3,104 people.[4]

History[edit]

In 1881, Irish immigrants Patrick King and his wife Mary acquired a 314-acre (127 ha) selection along the southern boundary of the Nambour Cattle Run.[5] The property was named Burnside derived from the Gaelic term burn (meaning creek), as the selection ran along Whalley Creek).[2]

The Whalley family (whom the creek was named after) arrived in 1884.[6]

The district was known as Running Creek until being renamed Burnside in 1918.[7]

Nambour Special School opened on 24 January 1977.[8]

Burnside State School opened on 23 January 1978. (There was another Burnside State School west of Brisbane which opened in 1877 and was renamed Mulgowie State School.)[8]

Burnside State High School opened on 30 January 1979.[8][9]

St Joseph's Catholic High School was originally in Nambour but moved to Perwillowen Road in 1979 and was renamed St John's College in honour of St John the Evangelist in 1985.[10]

In 1980, it was decided a TAFE campus should be developed in Burnside, with construction starting in 1981.[11]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2016 census, Burnside had a population of 2,409 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Burnside had a population of 3,104 people.[4] The population of Burnside is characterised by a gender distribution of 48.2% male, and 51.8% female, with a median age of 38 years.[13]

Education[edit]

Burnside State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 51 Blaxland Road (26°37′49″S 152°56′51″E / 26.6304°S 152.9475°E / -26.6304; 152.9475 (Burnside State School)).[14][15] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 485 students with 47 teachers (40 full-time equivalents) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalents).[16] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 376 students with 34 teachers (30 full-time equivalents) and 23 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalents).[17]

Nambour Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 70 Windsor Road (26°37′58″S 152°56′45″E / 26.6329°S 152.9458°E / -26.6329; 152.9458 (Nambour Special School)).[14][18] It provides special education in the Sunshine Coast region.[19] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 151 students with 46 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 53 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent).[16] In 2022, the school had 141 students with 46 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent).[20]

Burnside State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Blaxland Road (26°37′49″S 152°56′50″E / 26.6304°S 152.9472°E / -26.6304; 152.9472 (Burnside State High School)).[14][21] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 796 students with 78 teachers (72 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[16] In 2022, the school had 827 students with 88 teachers (77 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[22]

St John's College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Perwillowen Road (26°38′16″S 152°56′42″E / 26.6379°S 152.9449°E / -26.6379; 152.9449 (St John's College)).[14][23] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 765 students with 58 teachers (55 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[24] In 2022, the school had 847 students with 67 teachers (62.4 full-time equivalent) and 55 non-teaching staff (38.4 full-time equivalent).[25]

Physically the TAFE campus is the largest of Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE campuses, and offers courses including Childcare, Community Work, Conservation and Land Management, Horticulture, Construction, Graphic Design, Music, Photography, Interior Design, and Building Design.[26]


Amenities[edit]

The Australia Post Business Hub for the Nambour area is situated in Burnside.[27]

There are several Christian denominational places of worship in the Burnside area. They include:

  • Nambour Gospel Chapel
  • Flame Tree Church (Baptist)[28]
  • Nambour Seventh-day Adventist Church[29]
  • Nambour Presbyterian Church[30]
  • Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church[31]

Sundale Rotary Retirement Community is a seniors community of 80 units and occupies 2.8 ha (6.9 acres). It has an extensive range of support and entertainment services.[32]

Attractions[edit]

Dulong Lookout is on Dulong Road on the western edge of the locality (26°37′35″S 152°54′46″E / 26.6264°S 152.9127°E / -26.6264; 152.9127 (Dulong Lookout)).[33][3] The view to the east overlooks Burnside, Nambour, and beyond to the Coral Sea.[34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burnside (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Burnside – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48550)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burnside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "The first settlers of the Nambour area". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Whalleys Creek – watercourse in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 39088)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Government Gazette Notices". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 186. Australia, Australia. 28 November 1918. p. 2282. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ^ "St John's College, Nambour". College History. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ "TAFE has come a long way on the Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Burnside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "2021 Burnside (SA), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Burnside State School". Burnside State School. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  16. ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  17. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Burnside State School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Nambour Special School". Nambour Special School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Nambour Special School". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  20. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Nambour Special School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Burnside State High School". Burnside State High School. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  22. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Burnside State High School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  23. ^ "St John's College". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  25. ^ "St John's College: 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Brisbane Catholic Education. pp. 1, 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Nambour campus". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Australia Post". Nambour Business Hub. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  28. ^ "FlameTree Church – Home of Nambour Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Nambour – Home". nambour.adventist.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Nambour Presbyterian". nepc.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  31. ^ Jared. "The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia – Welcome Home". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Sundale Retirement Communities". Burnside. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  33. ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  34. ^ Cantori, Lucy (13 April 2016). "Dulong Lookout to get $300,000 upgrade". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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