10-568: Brendale is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Brendale had a population of 3,100 people. Brendale is north of Brisbane , the state capital, located immediately south of Strathpine on the South Pine River . Brendale is mostly an industrial suburb , although several parks exist within it. It contains a Powerlink 275/110 kV electrical transmission substation called South Pine Substation, as well as
20-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
30-585: A population of 1,847 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Brendale population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37. 65.3% of people living in Brendale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10%, India 3.8%, England 3.5%, Philippines 1.5%, Fiji 0.9%. 83% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.8% Punjabi, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Shona, 0.8% Japanese. In
40-473: A waste treatment plant. Brendale is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country. The origin of the suburb's name is from the name given to a horse stud, established by the property developer, property marketer and business owner William (Bill) Bowden in the early 1960s. Wantima Country Club opened on 14 February 1969 with a 6-hole golf course. In the 2011 census , Brendale recorded
50-699: Is a trade, enterprise, retail and services zone providing services for the neighbouring Albany Creek, Eatons Hill and wider communities. The South Pine Sports Complex has sporting facilities for a wide array of sports. Wantima Country Club has an 18-hole golf course. It is where Cameron Smith , winner of the 150th British Open learned to play. There are no schools in Brendale. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Strathpine , Bald Hills , and Eatons Hill . The nearest secondary schools are in Strathpine, Albany Creek and Bray Park . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
60-540: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia . Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index
70-471: The 2016 census , Brendale had a population of 2,758 people. In the 2021 census , Brendale had a population of 3,100 people. Brendale is an industrial, light industrial, commercial, business, retail and service centre in the Strathpine area for the north metropolitan Brisbane and wider communities. The Bunya Park Drive Convenience Centre, containing the Eatons Hill Hotel and Function Centre in Brendale
80-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
90-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
100-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
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