29-517: Download coordinates as: Wavell Heights ( / ˈ w eɪ v ə l / WAY -vəl ) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Wavell Heights had a population of 10,336 people. Wavell Heights is located 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district . The land use is almost entirely residential, apart from Mercer Park and Shaw Park in
58-455: A formal consultation process occurred on the online "ABS Consultation Hub", with the ABS receiving 450 submissions, 315 of which were published with consent. Since 2006, the ABS has allowed the census to be completed online, moving in 2016 to be digital-first. Like 2016, the 2021 Census was primarily collected online, with paper census forms being available on request for any household. In 2016, around
87-742: A new building was constructed with the church on the lower floor and space for a school on the upper floor. In 1941 the Brisbane City Council requested that the area commonly known as West Nundah be recognised as Wavell Heights. It is named after Field Marshal Lord Wavell who was the Commander-In-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Middle East during the Second World War . Wavell Heights State School opened on 27 January 1948, following
116-472: A post-war expansion in Brisbane's northern suburbs. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the school grew to be a large primary school with over 900 enrolments, but during the 1970s, this number began to decline dramatically. By the 1990s, enrolments were as low as 210, but this number has since increased to over 300. In April 2011, one of the school's main classroom buildings was destroyed in an arson attack. Our Lady of
145-710: 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
174-504: A third of all households requested and completed their census using the paper form. It was planned that in late October 2019, the ABS would publish a market opportunity to seek a commercial partner to build the 2021 Census Digital Service. The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 8,072,163 people counted, ahead of Victoria (6,503,491) and Queensland (5,156,138). The total population of Australian as counted in
203-639: Is at 64 Spence Road ( 27°23′32″S 153°02′47″E / 27.3923°S 153.0463°E / -27.3923; 153.0463 ( Wavell Heights Presbyterian Church ) ). Weekly services are held on Sunday. Wavell Heights Wesleyan Methodist church is at 59 Simla Avenue in Geebung . It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church . Wavell Heights is serviced by the Wavell Heights Neighbourhood Society Inc. which manages
232-532: 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. 2021 Australian census The 2021 Australian census , simply called the 2021 Census , was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and
261-540: Is unique in that it is the only organisation within Brisbane to manage a park precinct on behalf of the Brisbane City Council. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are 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
290-565: Is used to "help governments, businesses, not-for-profit and community organisations across the country make informed decisions", including helping governments to plan the provision of services. An independent report from Lateral Economics found that for every $ 1 of investment on the census, $ 6 of benefits are created in the Australian economy. Since the 2001 Census, all households have the option of allowing their census data, including personal information such as names and addresses, to be stored by
319-471: The 2016 census , Wavell Heights had a population of 9,684 people. In the 2021 census , Wavell Heights had a population of 10,336 people. Wavell Heights has a number of heritage-listed sites: Wavell Heights State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Minore Street ( 27°23′24″S 153°02′16″E / 27.3900°S 153.0378°E / -27.3900; 153.0378 ( Wavell Heights State School ) ). In 2018,
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#1732851078392348-497: The Australian Defence Force , and would not continue asking questions about home internet access considering the rise of mobile devices. This represented the first significant change to census topics since 2006. Alongside these two new topics, the 2021 Census continued to ask questions related to: Through late 2017, the ABS began discussions with major census data users on what was needed. From 3 April to 30 June 2018,
377-720: The National Archives of Australia (NAA) for 99 years. 99 years after Census Night, the NAA will release that data to the public in a Census Time Capsule. Censuses stored by the NAA cannot by accessed, amended, or retrieved by anyone, including courts and tribunal, until their release, the first of which will occur in 2100. The 2020 Census Test occurred on 27 October 2020 with around 100,000 households from Sydney , Adelaide , Darwin , and Canberra , as well as communities in Karratha , Warrnambool , and Alice Springs Town Camps . Every census,
406-540: The ABS makes a recommendation to the Australian Government on the topics to be included, based on the benefit that data would provide to Australia. Through the Census and Statistics Amendment (Statistical Information) Regulations 2020 , the federal parliament approves topics that may be included. For the 2021 census, the ABS had been authorised to include questions relating to long-term health conditions and service in
435-517: The Angels' Catholic School opened on 22 January 1950 under the management of the Presentation Sisters until the mid-1990s when the school came under lay leadership. Wavell Heights Presbyterian Church opened in 1953. St Thomas' Anglican Church was dedicated on 13 October 1957 by Archbishhop Reginald Halse . Its closure on 21 December 1990 was approved by Assistant Bishop George Browning . It
464-461: The Murray Duus park on Edinburgh Castle Road, Wavell Heights, including the subleasing of areas to a kindergarten, Karate club, girl guides, scouts and a lapidary club. The Society also manages a public tennis court and a community centre, consisting of a hall with two floors, stages and kitchen facilities. Major roads include Hamilton Road and Bilsen Road. The Wavell Heights Neighbourhood Society Inc.
493-456: 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 the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
522-438: 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
551-457: The population. 78.5% of people living in Wavell Heights were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 3.2%, Philippines 0.8%, India 0.8%, Italy 0.6%. 87.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.3% Italian, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% French. In
580-569: The school had an enrolment of 1,597 students with 120 teachers (116 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. It is among the largest of public secondary schools in Brisbane's northern suburbs. St Paschal's Catholic Church is at 30 Warraba Street ( 27°23′36″S 153°02′27″E / 27.3933°S 153.0408°E / -27.3933; 153.0408 ( St Paschal's Catholic Church ) ). Weekly services are held on Saturday and Sunday. Wavell Heights Presbyterian Church
609-421: The school had an enrolment of 491 students with 33 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Our Lady of the Angels' School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 30 Warraba Avenue ( 27°23′37″S 153°02′25″E / 27.3936°S 153.0403°E / -27.3936; 153.0403 ( Our Lady of the Angels' School ) ). In 2018,
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#1732851078392638-410: The school had an enrolment of 602 students with 40 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Wavell State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Telopia Avenue ( 27°23′52″S 153°02′16″E / 27.3979°S 153.0378°E / -27.3979; 153.0378 ( Wavell State High School ) ). In 2018,
667-597: The southernmost part of the suburb. In December 1935 the Methodist Church bought four parcels of land in Rode Road. A timber-framed weatherboard-clad building opened on 28 May 1938 and was used for all church purposes: services, Sunday school and social activities. It was known as the West Nundah Methodist Church. The building was extended in 1947 to cater for a larger congregation. In 1957 a new brick church
696-637: 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
725-420: The words "St Thomas" on the front have been retained. Wavell State High School opened on 27 January 1959. In the 2011 census , Wavell Heights had a population of 9,435 people; 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Wavell Heights population was 36 years, 1 year below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of
754-585: Was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census . The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census. Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website . A small amount of additional 2021 census data
783-464: Was deconsecrated was authorised by Archbishop Peter Hollingworth . It was at 4 Watcombe Street in Chermside East which is now within Wavell Heights ( 27°23′05″S 153°02′45″E / 27.3846°S 153.0457°E / -27.3846; 153.0457 ( St Thomas' Anglican Church (former) ) ). As at 2020, the church building is being used as a residence but the cross on the roof and
812-534: Was opened beside the original building, which was then only used as a church hall. In 1977 the Methodist Church was amalgamated into the Uniting Church of Australia and the church and hall are now known as the Wavell Heights Uniting Church and Hall. The Catholic Church of St Paschal Baylon was opened and blessed by Archbishop James Duhig on 8 August 1937. Due to the growth in the congregation,
841-516: Was released in October 2022 and in 2023. Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. The census was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic . It therefore provided a clear snapshot of how the pandemic impacted Australian society. In Australia, completing the census is compulsory for all people in Australia on census night, only excluding foreign diplomats and their families. Census data
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