39-517: Download coordinates as: Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,745 people. Kippa-Ring is located in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula , 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) by road west of Redcliffe and 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) by road north-north-east of Brisbane , the state capital. Designated as
78-454: A special education program. Hercules Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Hercules Road ( 27°13′15″S 153°04′45″E / 27.2209°S 153.0793°E / -27.2209; 153.0793 ( Hercules Road State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 903 students with 66 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes
117-620: A complete paintwork of the building. The suburb contains the Peninsula Private Hospital, one of two hospitals on the Peninsula and the only private. Kippa-Ring is home to Talobilla Park which hosts baseball club, Redcliffe Padres , rugby league club the Redcliffe Dolphins , Redcliffe PCYC softball as well as a canoe , dragon boat and rowing club. Peninsula Power football club also play at AJ Kelly Field, competing in
156-564: A conventional classroom and works towards reintegrating the students into a conventional classroom or towards vocational pathways. There are no secondary schools in Kippa-Ring. The nearest government secondary schools are Redcliffe State High School in neighbouring Redcliffe to the east, Clontarf Beach State High School in neighbouring Clontarf to the south, and Deception Bay State High School in Deception Bay to north-west. Kippa-Ring
195-868: A gateway to Moreton Island via the Combie Trader barge, but this service ceased in July 2008 due to matters with the terminal and landing areas. In the 2011 census , Scarborough had a population of 7,986 people. In the 2016 census , Scarborough had a population of 8,705 people, 53.3% female and 46.7% male. The median age of the Scarborough population was 49 years, 11 years above the national median of 38. 68.7% of people living in Scarborough were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 5.4%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, Philippines 0.8%. 87.8% of people spoke only English at home;
234-710: 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
273-466: A special education program. Southern Cross Catholic College has one of its three primary (Prep-6) campus for boys and girls at 110 Nottingham Street in Kippa-Ring ( 27°13′12″S 153°04′07″E / 27.2199°S 153.0686°E / -27.2199; 153.0686 ( Southern Cross Catolic College (Kippa-Ring campus) ) ); the school's main campus is in Scarborough . It is adjacent to
312-439: Is a 13.7-hectare (34-acre) marina ( 27°11′37″S 153°06′26″E / 27.1936°S 153.1072°E / -27.1936; 153.1072 ( Scarborough Boat Harbour ) ). Scarborough Harbour Entrance is the channel at the entry to the boat harbour ( 27°11′34″S 153°06′08″E / 27.1927°S 153.1022°E / -27.1927; 153.1022 ( Scarborough Harbour Entrance channel ) ). It
351-575: Is home to two of the Redcliffe Peninsula's largest shopping centres – Peninsula Fair & Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre, both of which are side by side. Peninsula Fair houses one of the first Kmart stores in Queensland and the only multiplex cinemas on the Redcliffe peninsula plus an additional 90 specialty stores. Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre was bought in 2012 to be completely redeveloped resulting in
390-591: Is managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads . There are a number of boating facilities in the suburb: Ballycara Retirement Village is at 16b Oyster Point Road ( 27°12′12″S 153°06′05″E / 27.2034°S 153.1013°E / -27.2034; 153.1013 ( Ballycara Retirement Village ) ). The main street of Scarborough, Landsborough Avenue, is a popular location for families and day visitors from Brisbane with numerous cafés. Part of
429-422: Is now in private ownership. De La Salle College, a Catholic primary and secondary school, opened on 4 February 1955. In 1970, the senior years at Soubirous College and De Le Salle College were combined to create Frawley College, named after parish priest Monsignor Bartholomew Frawley. On 24 May 1995 the following Catholic schools combined to form Southern Cross Catholic College : The suburb used to act as
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#1732863158169468-572: Is one of a number of sandy beaches along its eastern coastline, with its Scarborough Beach Park awarded the "Queensland's Friendliest Beach" in 2003 and "Australia's Friendliest Beach" in 2004. The beach is safe for swimming and kayaking, and popular with fishers. Turner Reef is a 20.0-hectare (49-acre) artificial reef in the Moreton Bay Marine Park ( 27°11′47″S 153°07′45″E / 27.1963°S 153.1293°E / -27.1963; 153.1293 ( Turner Reef ) ). It
507-444: 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. Scarborough, Queensland Download coordinates as: Scarborough is a coastal suburb on the Redcliffe Peninsula in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In
546-446: Is the terminus of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line . The suburb's name is a combination of the Kabi indigenous word "kippa", meaning young uninitiated man, and ring, a reference to a bora ring . Old maps referred to this bora ring as a place of reference, and long before Kippa-Ring became an official suburb, it was given to the area. Notably, the swampy land in the north of the suburb
585-400: 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, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
624-538: The 2021 census , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,745 people. Kippa-Ring has the following heritage-listings: Kippa-Ring State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 400 Elizabeth Avenue ( 27°13′49″S 153°05′11″E / 27.2304°S 153.0864°E / -27.2304; 153.0864 ( Kippa-Ring State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 355 students with 30 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes
663-495: The 2021 census , Scarborough had a population of 9,178 people. Along with its neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula , the suburb is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area. Scarborough Beach is a safe swimming beach, with an adjacent playground. Scarborough is at the northernmost suburb of the Redcliffe Peninsula . It is bounded by Deception Bay (a side bay of Moreton Bay ) to
702-605: The Football Queensland Premier League . The suburb contains a small industrial area close to the shopping centres, which is a significant employment hub for the Peninsula. The industrial centre is one of two on the Peninsula, the other being at Clontarf. Redcliffe Peninsula road network Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
741-808: 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 the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
780-613: The Holy Cross Catholic Church. In 2018, the school (across all campuses) had an enrolment of 1,555 students with 121 teachers (106.4 full-time equivalent) and 90 non-teaching staff (61.6 full-time equivalent). ACE Positive Learning Centre is a specific purpose primary (3-7) school at Edmund Street ( 27°13′54″S 153°05′16″E / 27.2316°S 153.0877°E / -27.2316; 153.0877 ( ACE Positive Learning Centre ) ). Positive Learning Centre accepts students who require intervention not possible in
819-658: The Redcliffe Jetty [1920], in the Walsh Estate [1927], and the Sea Breeze Estate [1929] occurred, with Silvesters, a house and land agent at Adelaide Street, Brisbane, arranging sales into the 1930s, producing an annotated map showing the location of vacant land and the asking prices. However, it was with the opening in 1935 of the Hornibrook Highway , linking the area north of Hay's Inlet to Brisbane, that lead to
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#1732863158169858-488: The addition of a Target and new Woolworths alongside 40 specialty stores. Though the centres are owned by two different entities, they have been designed to accommodate easy pedestrian access between the two, including escalators and various staircases. Target closed its store in Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre in early 2021. Peninsula Fair underwent a minor renovation in 2017 to modernise the facades, seating and
897-464: The commercial, retail and financial centre for the Redcliffe region, Kippa-Ring houses the bulk of the commercial and retail sectors on the peninsula including the largest shopping centres. Kippa-Ring railway station is in Hindmarsh Street ( 27°13′31″S 153°04′57″E / 27.2253°S 153.0826°E / -27.2253; 153.0826 ( Kippa-Ring railway station ) ). It
936-500: The current St Anne's Anglican Church was laid by Archbishop Philip Strong on Sunday 2 November 1969, with the new church officially opening on 22 November 1970. The 1951 church hall remains on the site. Scarborough Baptist Church opened in 1952. The Baptist church was at 151 Turner Street ( 27°11′54″S 153°06′44″E / 27.1983°S 153.1123°E / -27.1983; 153.1123 ( Scarborough Baptist Church (former) ) ), and, although still extant, it
975-438: 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
1014-837: The foundation stone for a new Scarborough Methodist Church was laid by Reverend Hubert Hedley Trigge, the master of Kings College at the University of Queensland , with the new church building being officially opening on 1 April 1950 by Trigge, with the former church building becoming the church hall. The church is now used by the Scarborough Samoan Seventh-Day Adventist Church. St Bernadette's Catholic Church opened at 28 Mein Street ( 27°12′25″S 153°06′45″E / 27.2070°S 153.11245°E / -27.2070; 153.11245 ( St Bernadette's Catholic Church (former) ) ) in 1946. The architect
1053-447: The next most common languages were 0.7% German, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% French, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Russian. In the 2021 census , Scarborough had a population of 9,178 people. Scarborough State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Eversleigh Road ( 27°12′54″S 153°06′36″E / 27.2151°S 153.1101°E / -27.2151; 153.1101 ( Scarborough State School ) ). In 2018,
1092-481: The north-west and by Moreton Bay to the north and east. Scarborough has the following coastal features (from north to south): Land sub-division occurred when Scarborough was part of Humpy Bong, Redcliffe. In August 1878 land in the new marine township of Scarborough went to auction, postponed some months until completion of the Scarborough Hotel, in order that perspective purchasers could obtain accommodation in
1131-462: The proprietors of the re-surveyed town of Scarborough offered for auction, with no reserve, the remaining 250 allotments, advertising in great detail the attractions of the area. These included the "abundance of schnapper, whiting, turtle, crabs, oysters, etc awaiting capture." In 1884, land from Queen's Beach "adjoins to and forms part of the property reserved for the Hon S.W. Griffith [ Samuel Griffith ] for
1170-500: The purpose of building a seaside residence" was advertised. In 1886, land from " late marine residence of Dr Hobbs"- his house standing on three of the 295 allotments - was offered for sale. Free steamer travel, departing from Howard Smith wharves was provided on the day, Easter Monday, 16 April 1886. In 1900–1901, allotments in the Moreton Bay Estate were advertised for sale. In the 1920s, further sales, with land north of
1209-474: The rapid growth in this area. Scarborough State School opened on 9 March 1925 with 30 students. On Saturday 11 December 1937, a stump-capping ceremony took place for the Scarborough Methodist Church. The new church building was relocated from Deagon where it had served as a Sunday school hall. It was officially opened on Sunday 9 January 1938 by Reverend J. A. Pratt. On 28 August 1948
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1248-549: The reason for its popularity is its overlooking views to Moreton Island across Moreton Bay , and quieter ambience compared to the Redcliffe central business district . The point of Scarborough is home to Scarborough Marina and Scarborough Holiday Village, while further around the bay is Newport Marina. The suburb is known for its thriving seafood industry centred upon the Scarborough Boat Harbour. Scarborough Beach
1287-585: The school had an enrolment of 230 students with 20 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There is no government secondary school in Scarborough; the nearest government secondary school is Redcliffe State High School in neighbouring Redcliffe to the south. Scarborough Post Office is at 113 Landsborough Street ( 27°11′55″S 153°06′55″E / 27.1987°S 153.1152°E / -27.1987; 153.1152 ( Scarborough Post Office ) ). Churches in Scarborough include: Scarborough Boat Harbour
1326-508: The school had an enrolment of 751 students with 53 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Southern Cross Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls. Its main campus at 307 Scarborough Road ( 27°12′14″S 153°06′36″E / 27.2040°S 153.1099°E / -27.2040; 153.1099 ( Southern Cross Catholic College ) ) accommodates
1365-577: The secondary school, while three other campuses in Scarborough, Kippa-Ring and Woody Point are primary schools. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,555 students with 121 teachers (106 full-time equivalent) and 90 non-teaching staff (62 full-time equivalent). Australian Trade College North Brisbane is a private secondary (11–12) school for boys and girls at 294 Scarborough Road ( 27°12′19″S 153°06′36″E / 27.2052°S 153.1100°E / -27.2052; 153.1100 ( Australian Trade College North Brisbane ) ). In 2018,
1404-444: The township while examining the allotments. Advertisements described the beach as "unsurpassed in Australia, having splendid stretches of pure hard sand, perfectly innocent of mud or mangrove. .... a distinctive feature at this northern or Scarborough end should be recognised in the highly interesting chain of crescent-shaped bays, the waters of which wash the township cliffs, affording sheltered coves for boating purposes..." In 1882,
1443-549: Was Frances Leo Cullen. The church was sold in 1998. St Bernadette's Catholic School opened in 1948; it was operated by the Brigidine Sisters . Soubirous College, a Catholic secondary school, opened on 5 February 1951. The first St Anne's Anglican Church Hall opened at 190–192 Mein Street on Sunday 1 April 1951. Funds to build the church hall were raised in part by the sales of a book "Scarborough Calling" by Cannon William Perry French Morris . The foundation stone of
1482-518: Was opened on 25 January 1960. Hercules Road State School opened on 27 January 1976. In the 2016 census , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population. 71.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.2%, England 5.1% and Philippines 1.2%. 86.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.2%, Catholic 21.3% and Anglican 15.7%. In
1521-401: Was referred to as the 'Kippering Swamp' or 'Kippering Flats' – later to become a part of the canal development of Newport. Until the 1950s and 1960s, Kippa-Ring was largely undeveloped, with most of the land being used for farming or small scale commercial use. In the 1960s and 1970s many areas were developed as residential and the suburb was created officially in 1971. Kippa-Ring State School
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