24-509: The Gailes Golf Club is a golf club in Wacol, Queensland , Australia, 20 minutes south of Brisbane . It hosted the Australian Open in 1955 with the winner was Bobby Locke from South Africa. 27°36′05″S 152°55′01″E / 27.6015°S 152.9169°E / -27.6015; 152.9169 Wacol, Queensland Download coordinates as: Wacol is a suburb in
48-521: A migrant reception and training centre from 1949 to 1987. Associated with the migrant centre was the Wacol East State School, which opened on 14 November 1949 as a "Special School for New Australians " and closed on 11 April 1963. Carole Park State School opened on 17 September 1948. Also, in the post-war period, the suburb increasingly became home to correctional and mental health facilities. HM Prison Wacol opened in 1957 with
72-632: A special education program. Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre is a primary and secondary (6-12) educational unit for boys and girls at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre, 99 Wolston Park Road ( 27°35′33″S 152°54′54″E / 27.5924°S 152.9149°E / -27.5924; 152.9149 ( Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 124 students with 33 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). There
96-801: A special wing for the Wacol Security Patients' Hospital (for the mentally ill). In 1988 it is renamed Wacol Correctional Centre, then in 1996 Moreton Correctional Centre. In 1999 it is closed and rebuilt as the Wolston Correctional Centre. In 1984, the Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre (a secure facility for young offenders and "troubled" children, formerly known as the Wilson Youth Hospital) and its associated Sir Leslie Wilson School relocated from Windsor to Wacol. In 1994 it
120-421: Is an 18-hole golf course for members and visitors at Ellerton Drive (corner of Boyce Road, 27°36′13″S 152°54′18″E / 27.6037°S 152.9049°E / -27.6037; 152.9049 ( Wolston Park Golf Club ) ). There are a number of parks in the area: The Ipswich Motorway crosses the suburb. A major upgrade of the road was completed in 2010. The Logan Motorway connects to
144-732: Is no mainstream secondary school in Wacol; the nearest are Glenala State High School in Durack to the east, Forest Lake State High School in Forest Lake to the south-east, and Woodcrest State College in Springfield to the south. Gailes Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course for members and visitors at 299 Wilruna Street ( 27°36′10″S 152°55′05″E / 27.6027°S 152.9180°E / -27.6027; 152.9180 ( Gailes Golf Club ) ). Wolston Park Golf Club
168-540: Is operated by Queensland Urban Utilities . There is also a significant industrial park located in the area. Carole Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 260 Waterford Road ( 27°36′29″S 152°56′01″E / 27.6080°S 152.9336°E / -27.6080; 152.9336 ( Carole Park State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 201 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes
192-426: Is the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named. Only three of the farms sold at the original auction. In 1879, the local government area of Yeerongpilly Division was created. In 1891, parts of Yeerongpilly Division were excised to create Sherwood Division becoming a Shire in 1903 which contained the area of Wolston Estate. In 1925,
216-687: The 2021 census , Wacol had a population of 4,253 people. Wacol has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Wacol is home for correctional centre inmates at: The Park Centre for Mental Health , formerly known as the Wolston Park Hospital, has acted as an institution for the mentally ill since 1865. It is at the corner of Ellerton Drive and Wolston Park Road ( 27°36′03″S 152°54′36″E / 27.6007°S 152.9100°E / -27.6007; 152.9100 ( The Park Centre for Mental Health ) ) and can also be accessed from Ellerton Road. The Royal Society for
240-745: The Brisbane Correctional Centre opened as a redevelopment of the Sir David Longland facility. In December 2011, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals moved from their premises in Fairfield to Wacol. In the 2011 census , Wacol had a population of 2,957 people. In the 2016 census , Wacol recorded a population of 3,761 people; 18.9% female and 81.1% male. The median age in Wacol
264-586: The City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Wacol had a population of 4,253 people. Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the Brisbane central business district . The Brisbane-Ipswich railway line enters the suburb from the north-east ( Darra ), via Wacol railway station in
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#1732787150794288-588: The Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 3428. It included and took its name from Yeerongpilly (now a suburb of Brisbane ). On 16 October 1886, parts of Yeerongpilly Division (from South Brisbane to Rocklea and including Yeerongpilly itself) were excised to create Stephens Division (later Shire of Stephens ). On 24 January 1891, further parts of Yeerongpilly Division (west of Blunder Creek to Wacol ) were excised to create Sherwood Division (later Shire of Sherwood ). With
312-609: The Shire of Sherwood was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane . The suburb played host to the American military during World War II , who constructed Camp Columbia ( 27°35′00″S 152°56′13″E / 27.5833°S 152.9369°E / -27.5833; 152.9369 ( Camp Columbia ) ) in 1942; after the war, control of the facility was transferred to the Australian Government which used it as
336-587: The Ipswich Motorway in the south of the suburb. Wacol railway station and Gailes railway station (which, despite its name, is located in Wacol) provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich. In the 2011 census , 11.2% of employed people traveled to work on public transport and 66.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger). Shire of Yeerongpilly The Shire of Yeerongpilly
360-787: The John Oxley centre. More correctional facilities followed with Sir David Longland Correctional Centre opening at 234 Wacol Station Road in 1988. In 1990 the former migrant reception centre site was cleared for the construction of the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre in 1992. The Wolston Correctional Centre and the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre both opened in 1999. The Brisbane Youth Detention Centre opened in January 2001 as an amgalmation of Sir Leslie Wilson and John Oxley facilities. In 2007
384-561: The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals operate their Brisbane animal hospital and adoption shelter at 139 Wacol Station Road ( 27°35′09″S 152°55′18″E / 27.5859°S 152.9217°E / -27.5859; 152.9217 ( Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ) ). Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plant is a sewage treatment plant at 176A Grindle Road ( 27°34′50″S 152°54′19″E / 27.5806°S 152.9053°E / -27.5806; 152.9053 ( Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plant ) ). It
408-413: The centre of the locality ( 27°35′21″S 152°55′27″E / 27.5892°S 152.9243°E / -27.5892; 152.9243 ( Wacol railway station ) ) and Gailes railway station in the south-west of the locality ( 27°36′08″S 152°55′09″E / 27.6022°S 152.9191°E / -27.6022; 152.9191 ( Gailes railway station ) ), before exiting to
432-473: The population (nationally 15.8%). 79.4% of people living in Wacol were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.4%, Vietnam 1.9%, England 1.7%, Philippines 0.9%, Samoa 0.5%. 15.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Vietnamese 1%, Tagalog 0.4%, Spanish 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3% and Italian 0.2%. In
456-580: The south-west ( Goodna / Gailes ). The suburb includes the undeveloped Cockatoo Island ( 27°35′17″S 152°53′59″E / 27.5880°S 152.8997°E / -27.5880; 152.8997 ( Cockatoo Island ) ) in the Brisbane River. Termination Hill is a 40 metres (130 ft) peak in the south of the suburb ( 27°36′05″S 152°54′49″E / 27.6013°S 152.9136°E / -27.6013; 152.9136 ( Termination Hill ) ). Termination Hill
480-465: Was 33 years, 5 years below the Australian median. There was a marked over-representation of people aged between 20 and 44 years in Wacol, where they accounted for 68.6% of the population, compared to the national figure of 34.6%. The young and old were under-represented: children aged under 15 years made up just 2.9% of the population (18.7% nationally) and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.2% of
504-587: Was a local government area in the southern suburbs of Brisbane , Queensland . The shire, administered from Rocklea , covered an area of 175 square miles (453 km ), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1925, when it was split up following the creation of the City of Brisbane under the City of Brisbane Act 1924 . On 11 November 1879, the Yeerongpilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under
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#1732787150794528-553: Was named by explorer John Oxley at the termination point of his first voyage up the Brisbane River in December 1823. Wolston House was opened in 1852. Still intact today the building is the only surviving early Brisbane River settlement. The building was planned to be demolished however the National Trust of Queensland intervened to save the building. Major conservation work was undertaken. The Wolston railway station
552-661: Was opened on 8 October 1874, taking its name from Wolston House. However, the name caused confusion with the Wilston railway station , so it was renamed on 8 July 1927 to Wacol railway station. Wacol is a coined word from weigh coal , as the principal purpose of the station was coal handling. The suburb takes its name from its railway station. A portion of Wacol comes from the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901. Wolston Estate
576-660: Was renamed the Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre in 1994. Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School opened on 29 January 1985. It provided education for children with mental health issues. It closed as a full-time school in 2013, but was relocated to Tennyson where it provides part-time support to children with mental health issues but who remain enrolled full-time in other schools. The John Oxley Youth Detention Centre opened at 139 Wacol Road in 1987. On 15 July 1994 John Oxley School opened to provide education to children held in
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