20-614: Download coordinates as: Eagleby (formerly Philadelphia ) is a suburb in the City of Logan , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Eagleby had a population of 13,594 people. Eagleby is immediately east of Beenleigh, and is 32 km south-east of central Brisbane, being located on the southern bank of the Logan River at the juncture with the Albert river, which forms the southern and eastern boundary. The Pacific Motorway marks
40-718: 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
60-611: A reduced service on Saturdays. The 553 runs at the west end of River Hills Road hourly into the evenings and on weekends, however this does not service the majority of homes in Eagleby. Most of the homes in Eagleby lie between 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Beenleigh Railway Station. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
80-466: Is administered by the Department of Education , with an enrolment of 1,977 students and a teaching staff of 136, as of 2023. The school opened on the 29 January 1963. BSHS offers a number of extracurricular activities, including debating, Air Force cadets, sports, and an agricultural show team and dance troupe. In 2021, 355 students received a Senior Statement. This article related to
100-487: 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. Beenleigh State High School Beenleigh State High School (BSHS) is a public , co-educational high school located in Beenleigh , Queensland , Australia. It
120-635: Is to re-engage with school-age children who need intervention to enable them to return to conventional schooling or to transition into vocational training. Eagleby Learning Centre is a secondary (7-12) Centre for Continuing Secondary Education at 161 Herses Road ( 27°41′41″S 153°12′45″E / 27.6947°S 153.2124°E / -27.6947; 153.2124 ( Eagleby Learning Centre - Centre for Continuing Secondary Education ) ). It provides secondary education with flexible delivery for "second chance learners", for school-age and adult students, who have disengaged from conventional schooling in
140-400: 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
160-840: 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
180-581: The Eagleby population was 37 years, 1 year below the national median of 38. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population. 65.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 10.2%, England 4.5% and Philippines 1.2%. 81.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Turkish 1.2% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.8%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.4%, Catholic 15.9% and Anglican 14.7%. Eagleby has
200-524: The Pacific Motorway was built in September 1983. On 25 January 1988, a new Eagleby State School opened at a new location. Eagleby Plaza (the supermarket and 21 other shops) opened in 1989. Eagleby Learning Centre opened in 1992. In the 2011 census , Eagleby had a population of 11,971 people, 51.0% female and 49.0% male. The median age of the Eagleby population was 33 years, 4 years below
220-772: The corner of River Hills and Fryar Roads. Major shopping centres and services are at Beenleigh and the Logan Hyperdome at Loganholme. Eagleby is also the home of the Beenleigh Distillery and Twin Rivers Food Co Op. Eagleby Community Hall is located at 112 Fryar Road. The Eagleby branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at Cowper Avenue. There is a bus service ( Logan City Bus Service ), Translink 563 that runs approximately 6:00am to 7:00pm weekdays with
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#1732787404516240-438: 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
260-598: The largest Turkish Australian community of any suburb in Queensland , numbering 183 individuals and making up 1.4% of the suburb's population. In the 2021 census , Eagleby had a population of 13,594 people, 51.3% female and 48.7% male. The median age of the Eagleby population was 37 years, 1 year below the national median of 38. 64.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.6%, England 4.2%, Philippines 1.5%, India 1.3%, and Turkey 0.5%. 77.5% of people spoke only English at home;
280-457: The national median of 37. 68.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.9%, England 4.9%, Philippines 1.1%, Scotland 0.6%, and Germany 0.5%. 83.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next-most common languages were 0.7% Samoan, 0.7% Turkish, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Tagalog, and 0.4% Filipino. In the 2016 census , Eagleby had a population of 13,326 people, 47.9% male and 52.1% female. The median age of
300-411: The next-most common languages were 1.1% Turkish, 0.9% Punjabi, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.7% Maori (New Zealand), and 0.6% Mandarin. Eagleby State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 222-2660 Fryar Road (corner of Herses Road, 27°41′34″S 153°12′52″E / 27.6928°S 153.2144°E / -27.6928; 153.2144 ( Eagleby State School ) ). In 2018,
320-470: The past. There are no mainstream secondary schools in Eagleby. The nearest government secondary school is Beenleigh State High School in neighbouring Beenleigh to the south-east. A wastewater treatment plant is located in Eagleby. The facility was established in 1967 and processes water in three stages before releasing it into the Albert River. There is a post office at Eagleby Shopping Plaza at
340-518: The school had an enrolment of 492 students with 39 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. STEPS Positive Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (5-10) school 131-171 River Hills Road (corner of Fryar Road, 27°42′13″S 153°12′47″E / 27.7036°S 153.2130°E / -27.7036; 153.2130 ( STEPS Positive Learning Centre ) ). The role of Positive Learning Centres
360-501: The school had an enrolment of 548 students with 43 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Eagleby South State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at the corner of 131-171 River Hills Road (corner of Fryar Road, 27°42′13″S 153°12′47″E / 27.7036°S 153.2130°E / -27.7036; 153.2130 ( Eagleby South State School ) ). In 2018,
380-531: The western boundary. Eagleby was originally a suburb of Beenleigh. Eagleby was originally known as Philadelphia . In October 1905, tenders were called for the erection of a provisional school. Eagleby Provisional School opened in 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Eagleby State School. It closed in 1966. It was located at 133 Eagleby Road ( 27°41′13″S 153°13′05″E / 27.68702°S 153.21806°E / -27.68702; 153.21806 ( Eagleby State School (former) ) ). The school building
400-474: Was purchased for use as a private residence, but was removed circa 2021. It is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the present school location. Eagleby was a sugar-growing area and had one of the many sugar mills in the Logan/Albert Shire district. When its mill closed in 1943 it was the second last in operation. Eagleby South State School opened on 23 January 1978. The fire station on
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