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Arana Hills is a suburb in Division 10 of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,810 people.[1]

Arana Hills
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Arana Hills Plaza, 2013
Arana Hills
Coordinates27°23′36″S 152°57′17″E / 27.3933°S 152.9547°E / -27.3933; 152.9547 (Arana Hills (centre of suburb))
Population6,810 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,841/km2 (4,770/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4054
Area3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Ferny Grove
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Arana Hills:
Bunya Bunya Bunya
Ferny Hills Arana Hills Everton Hills
Ferny Grove Keperra Keperra

Geography edit

 
Kedron Brook, 2013

Arana Hills is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It adjoins the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. Informally it is part of the Hills District.

Arana Hills lies within the northern part of the Kedron Brook catchment, although the waterway itself does not flow through the suburb.

History edit

Until the 1950s the area still known informally as the Hills District was scattered with forest and small farms. In 1878, Frederick and Elizabeth Patrick purchased the first land in the area now known as Arana Hills. Today’s suburban landscape did not begin to emerge until the area was subdivided in 1937.[3]

In 1956 the first modern suburban subdivision in the Shire of Pine Rivers was established in Arana Hills by Willmore and Randell. Marketed as Camden Park, land sales were phenomenal as the price was not exorbitant.[3]

As there were several places named Camden Park, a public meeting was called in March 1962, with suggestions for adopting a new name. In June 1962 the name Arana Hills, from an Aboriginal name that it was assumed meant welcome, was submitted to council by the Camden Park Progress Association. The Queensland Place Names Board gave its approval and the new name was gazetted in December 1962.[3] Later it was discovered that Arana was an Aboriginal word referring to the moon.[4]

Pine Community School opened in Arana Hills on 24 January 1983.[5]

Arana Hills remained part of the Pine Rivers shire until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north and east to form the Moreton Bay Region, now known as the City of Moreton Bay.

In 2008, Arana Hills was affected by severe thunderstorms that also affected many properties in northern Brisbane, causing millions of dollars of damage. Many volunteers and SES crews were needed to help clean up the damage. The area has now returned to its original state, but with the loss of some trees.[6][7]

Demographics edit

In the 2011 census, Arana Hills recorded a population of 6,313 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Arana Hills population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 82.5% of people living in Arana Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.5%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Afrikaans, 0.3% German.[8]

In the 2016 census, Arana Hills had a population of 6,810 people.[1]

Education edit

Pine Community School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 123 Bunya Road (27°23′15″S 152°57′46″E / 27.3874°S 152.9629°E / -27.3874; 152.9629 (Pine Community School)).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 94 students with 11 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[11]

There are no government schools in Arana Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Grovely State School in neighbouring Keperra to the south-east, Ferny Hills State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-west, and Patricks Road State School also in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Mitchelton State High School in Mitchelton to the south-east and Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-west.[12]

Amenities edit

Arana Hills is served by several neighbourhood shopping villages as well as a commercial indoor shopping complex anchored by a Kmart and Coles supermarket which opened in 1978.[13]

The Moreton Bay City Council operates a Public Library in Arana Hills at 63 Cobbity Crescent, opened in 1976.[14][15]

Arana Hills Uniting Church (also known as The Hills Uniting Church) is at 14 Alstonia Street (27°23′57″S 152°57′11″E / 27.3993°S 152.953°E / -27.3993; 152.953 (Arana Hills Uniting Church)).[16][17][18] The Anglican Church of Australia for the Grovely Parish is All Saints Church, located in Cobbity Crescent (27°23′42″S 152°56′53″E / 27.3950°S 152.948°E / -27.3950; 152.948 (All Saints Church)).[19]

Parks edit

There are a number of parks in the area:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arana Hills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Arana Hills – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 49592)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Arana Hills history". Retrieved 13 April 2023.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ "Place Names of South-East Queensland". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Severe Thunderstorms in Southeast Queensland 16th – 20th November 2008". Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Government. from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Building task force announced for storm-hit Brisbane". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 November 2008. from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ^ "2011 Arana Hills, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Pine Community School". from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Home | Arana Hills Plaza". www.aranahillsplaza.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Arana Hills Library". plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au. from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). p. 14. (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Arana Hills Uniting Church". from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  17. ^ Google (6 May 2021). "Arana Hills Uniting Church" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Anglican Parish of Grovely". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

Sources edit

  • Welch, Melva A. (1984). "Bowling along with the Patricks at Mt Pleasant Homestead"
  • Welch, Melva A. (1981). "Toponymy, a list of placenames in the Hills & Bunya Districts"
  • Smith, Lawrence S. (1988). "Tracks and Times; A history of the Pine Rivers district"

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arana Hills, Queensland.
  • "Arana Hills". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
  • Ferny Hills Progress Association
  • George Willmore

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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Arana Hills is a suburb in Division 10 of the City of Moreton Bay Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Arana Hills had a population of 6 810 people 1 Arana Hills Moreton Bay QueenslandArana Hills Plaza 2013Arana HillsCoordinates27 23 36 S 152 57 17 E 27 3933 S 152 9547 E 27 3933 152 9547 Arana Hills centre of suburb Population6 810 2016 census 1 Density1 841 km2 4 770 sq mi Postcode s 4054Area3 7 km2 1 4 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location3 0 km 2 mi NW of Mitchelton4 0 km 2 mi NE of Ferny Grove15 6 km 10 mi SSW of Strathpine13 4 km 8 mi NW of Brisbane CBDLGA s City of Moreton BayState electorate s Ferny GroveFederal division s DicksonSuburbs around Arana Hills Bunya Bunya BunyaFerny Hills Arana Hills Everton HillsFerny Grove Keperra Keperra Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Amenities 5 1 Parks 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksGeography edit nbsp Kedron Brook 2013 Arana Hills is located 12 kilometres 7 5 mi north west of Brisbane the capital city of Queensland It adjoins the Bunyaville Forest Reserve Informally it is part of the Hills District Arana Hills lies within the northern part of the Kedron Brook catchment although the waterway itself does not flow through the suburb History editUntil the 1950s the area still known informally as the Hills District was scattered with forest and small farms In 1878 Frederick and Elizabeth Patrick purchased the first land in the area now known as Arana Hills Today s suburban landscape did not begin to emerge until the area was subdivided in 1937 3 In 1956 the first modern suburban subdivision in the Shire of Pine Rivers was established in Arana Hills by Willmore and Randell Marketed as Camden Park land sales were phenomenal as the price was not exorbitant 3 As there were several places named Camden Park a public meeting was called in March 1962 with suggestions for adopting a new name In June 1962 the name Arana Hills from an Aboriginal name that it was assumed meant welcome was submitted to council by the Camden Park Progress Association The Queensland Place Names Board gave its approval and the new name was gazetted in December 1962 3 Later it was discovered that Arana was an Aboriginal word referring to the moon 4 Pine Community School opened in Arana Hills on 24 January 1983 5 Arana Hills remained part of the Pine Rivers shire until 2008 when it amalgamated with councils further north and east to form the Moreton Bay Region now known as the City of Moreton Bay In 2008 Arana Hills was affected by severe thunderstorms that also affected many properties in northern Brisbane causing millions of dollars of damage Many volunteers and SES crews were needed to help clean up the damage The area has now returned to its original state but with the loss of some trees 6 7 Demographics editIn the 2011 census Arana Hills recorded a population of 6 313 people 51 female and 49 male The median age of the Arana Hills population was 35 years 2 years below the national median of 37 82 5 of people living in Arana Hills were born in Australia The other top responses for country of birth were England 3 5 New Zealand 3 3 South Africa 0 9 Scotland 0 5 Papua New Guinea 0 5 92 7 of people spoke only English at home the next most common languages were 0 4 Hindi 0 4 Cantonese 0 4 Italian 0 3 Afrikaans 0 3 German 8 In the 2016 census Arana Hills had a population of 6 810 people 1 Education editPine Community School is a private primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at 123 Bunya Road 27 23 15 S 152 57 46 E 27 3874 S 152 9629 E 27 3874 152 9629 Pine Community School 9 10 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 94 students with 11 teachers 9 full time equivalent and 8 non teaching staff 6 full time equivalent 11 There are no government schools in Arana Hills The nearest government primary schools are Grovely State School in neighbouring Keperra to the south east Ferny Hills State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south west and Patricks Road State School also in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the west The nearest secondary schools are Mitchelton State High School in Mitchelton to the south east and Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south west 12 Amenities editArana Hills is served by several neighbourhood shopping villages as well as a commercial indoor shopping complex anchored by a Kmart and Coles supermarket which opened in 1978 13 The Moreton Bay City Council operates a Public Library in Arana Hills at 63 Cobbity Crescent opened in 1976 14 15 Arana Hills Uniting Church also known as The Hills Uniting Church is at 14 Alstonia Street 27 23 57 S 152 57 11 E 27 3993 S 152 953 E 27 3993 152 953 Arana Hills Uniting Church 16 17 18 The Anglican Church of Australia for the Grovely Parish is All Saints Church located in Cobbity Crescent 27 23 42 S 152 56 53 E 27 3950 S 152 948 E 27 3950 152 948 All Saints Church 19 Parks edit There are a number of parks in the area Bandicoot Gully 27 23 12 S 152 56 56 E 27 3868 S 152 9488 E 27 3868 152 9488 Bandicoot Gully 20 Bob O Neil Park 27 23 20 S 152 57 35 E 27 3889 S 152 9598 E 27 3889 152 9598 Bob O Neil Park 20 Brian Battersby Reserve 27 23 15 S 152 56 47 E 27 3874 S 152 9464 E 27 3874 152 9464 Brian Battersby Reserve 20 Camden Park 27 23 41 S 152 57 18 E 27 3946 S 152 9549 E 27 3946 152 9549 Camden Park 20 John Carter Park 27 23 07 S 152 57 34 E 27 3853 S 152 9594 E 27 3853 152 9594 John Carter Park 20 Leslie Patrick Park 27 23 49 S 152 57 47 E 27 3969 S 152 9630 E 27 3969 152 9630 Leslie Patrick Park 20 Sue Miller Park 27 23 53 S 152 57 14 E 27 3980 S 152 9540 E 27 3980 152 9540 Sue Miller Park 20 Wightman Reserve 27 23 01 S 152 56 46 E 27 3837 S 152 9462 E 27 3837 152 9462 Wightman Reserve 20 William Scott Park 27 23 19 S 152 57 15 E 27 3885 S 152 9542 E 27 3885 152 9542 William Scott Park 20 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Arana Hills SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Arana Hills suburb in Moreton Bay Region entry 49592 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 December 2020 a b c Arana Hills history Retrieved 13 April 2023 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is available under the CC BY 4 0 license Place Names of South East Queensland Retrieved 13 April 2023 Queensland Family History Society 2010 Queensland schools past and present Version 1 01 ed Queensland Family History Society ISBN 978 1 921171 26 0 Severe Thunderstorms in Southeast Queensland 16th 20th November 2008 Bureau of Meteorology Australian Government Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 Retrieved 18 March 2014 Building task force announced for storm hit Brisbane Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 November 2008 Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 Retrieved 18 March 2014 2011 Arana Hills Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics www abs gov au Retrieved 6 August 2022 State and non state school details Queensland Government 9 July 2018 Archived from the original on 21 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 Pine Community School Archived from the original on 9 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 ACARA School Profile 2018 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 26 March 2021 Home Arana Hills Plaza www aranahillsplaza com au Retrieved 6 August 2022 Arana Hills Library plconnect slq qld gov au Archived from the original on 17 January 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2018 Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016 17 PDF p 14 Archived PDF from the original on 30 January 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2018 Arana Hills Uniting Church Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Google 6 May 2021 Arana Hills Uniting Church Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 6 May 2021 Find a church Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod Archived from the original on 24 October 2020 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Anglican Parish of Grovely Retrieved 13 April 2023 a b c d e f g h i Land for public recreation Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 20 November 2020 Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Sources editWelch Melva A 1984 Bowling along with the Patricks at Mt Pleasant Homestead Welch Melva A 1981 Toponymy a list of placenames in the Hills amp Bunya Districts Smith Lawrence S 1988 Tracks and Times A history of the Pine Rivers district External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arana Hills Queensland Arana Hills Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Bunyaville Forest Reserve Ferny Hills Progress Association George Willmore nbsp Queensland portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arana Hills Queensland 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