33-532: Download coordinates as: Zillmere is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Zillmere had a population of 9,323 people. As at 2008, Zillmere was approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial. The Turrbal people occupied the region north of Brisbane River, including the area covered by Zillmere. With European settlement, the area came to be known as Zillman's Waterholes, named after Johann Leopold Zillmann (1813–1892),
66-698: A Lutheran missionary who served at the mission station nearby at Nundah . In January 1872, the Brisbane Courier described Zillman's Waterholes as being situated between Cabbage Tree Creek and Downfall Creek. It was settled with twenty-seven small farmers residing on the land. At the time there were "two chapels, a brickyard and pottery". The settlers grew pineapples, pigs and other small crops. St John's Lutheran Church opened at 110 Church Road ( 27°21′17″S 153°02′43″E / 27.3547°S 153.0453°E / -27.3547; 153.0453 ( St John's Lutheran Church (former) ) ) in 1875. It
99-601: 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 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
132-668: A primary school until January 1984, when the junior secondary school commenced. Since then, the College has continued to expand with the Resource Centre opening in July 1991 and the addition of Years 11 and 12 in 1996. In 2007, the College added a Childcare & Early Learning Centre, and in 2008 the Performing Arts centre was completed and soon after, a new classroom block. In 2019, a new building with an outdoor amphitheatre
165-404: A suburban centre. Migrant barracks near Church Road were used to resettle post-war European immigrants until they were destroyed by fire in the mid-1950s. Zillmere Salvation Army Church opened at 76 Handford Road ( 27°21′24″S 153°02′19″E / 27.356552°S 153.0386°E / -27.356552; 153.0386 ( Zillmere Salvation Army Church (former) ) ) circa 1955. It
198-413: Is Aspley State High School in neighbouring Aspley to the west. Zillmere has a busy local shopping centre on the east side of the railway line adjacent to the railway station . The centre includes a Superpharm IGA , newsagent , 7-Eleven , Domino's Pizza , pharmacy , medical centre, bakery , tailor , key cutting shop and veterinary surgery . The Brisbane City Council Library service operate
231-480: Is at 110 Church Road ( 27°21′17″S 153°02′43″E / 27.3547°S 153.0453°E / -27.3547; 153.0453 ( Christadelphian Ecclesia Wilston ) ). Despite the name, Virginia Tongan Church meets at 367 Zillmere Road in Zillmere ( 27°21′35″S 153°02′28″E / 27.3596°S 153.0411°E / -27.3596; 153.0411 ( Virginia Tongan Church ) ). It
264-716: Is at 385 Zillmere Road ( 27°21′34″S 153°02′24″E / 27.359461°S 153.04°E / -27.359461; 153.04 ( Zillmere Presbyterian Church ) ). It is part of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (or simply Congress), an Indigenous division within the Uniting Church of Australia. Zillmere Church of Christ is at 367 Zillmere Road ( 27°21′35″S 153°02′28″E / 27.35984°S 153.041°E / -27.35984; 153.041 ( Zillmere Church of Christ ) ). Christadelphian Ecclesia Wilston
297-678: Is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church . Other churches located in Zillmere are: Zillmere includes North Star Football Club, who play in the Brisbane Premier League in 2012 and Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club and Geebung Bowls Club. Zillmere is also home to a local Parkrun which is run every Saturday morning at the North Star Football club grounds. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
330-464: Is recorded in Old English, corresponding to Old Saxon meri , Old Low Franconian *meri (Dutch meer ), Old High German mari / meri (German Meer ), Goth. mari- , marei , Old Norse marr (Swedish mar- , French mare ). They derive from reconstituted Germanic *mari , itself from Indo-European *mori , the same root as marsh and moor. The Indo-European root gave also birth to similar words in
363-451: 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. Northpine Christian College Northpine Christian College is an independent Seventh-day Adventist co-educational primary and secondary day school , located at Dakabin , on
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#1732784046857396-497: The 2016 census , Zillmere had a population of 8,967 people. In the 2021 census , Zillmere had a population of 9,323 people. There are a number of heritage-listed sites in the suburb, including: The word Zillmere can be broken into two parts Zill and mere. The first part of the conjugation is the first part of Zillmann meaning Sail maker in old German dialects. Spelling variations of this family name include: Zyll, Zyl, Zeil, Ziel, Zyller, Zyllmann, Zillmann, Zylhoffer. The word mere
429-1006: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been 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
462-490: The 132 children (91 girls and 41 boys) who enrolled. St Flannan's Catholic Church and School were officially dedicated by Archbishop James Duhig in November 1954. It was built from timber. For the first four years, the school operated within the church without partitions between the classes, until the first purpose-built school buildings were constructed. Zillmere North State School opened on 29 January 1957. Circa 1995, it
495-550: The Albion Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brisbane. As enrolments grew, a small school was established at Zillmere in 1953. Fred Brown was the first school Head Master. In February 1978 a fire completely destroyed the school building at Zillmere. The cause of the fire was never ascertained, however, it was suspected to have started in the sports equipment room. The only item saved from the fire
528-666: The Zillmere Public Library. The library is located on the corner of Jennings Street and Zillmere Road. St Flannan's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 194 Hanford Road ( 27°21′02″S 153°02′20″E / 27.35049°S 153.039°E / -27.35049; 153.039 ( St Flannan's Catholic Church ) ). St Matthias' Anglican Church is at 74 Murphy Road ( 27°21′54″S 153°02′14″E / 27.365088°S 153.0372°E / -27.365088; 153.0372 ( St Matthias' Anglican Church ) ). Brisbane Congress Congregation
561-563: The Zillmere population was 34 years, 3 years below the Australian median. 67.1% of people living in Zillmere were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.8%, India 3.3%, U.K. 2.8%, Philippines 1.7%, Italy 0.7%. 77.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Punjabi, 1.1% Samoan, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.8% Karen, 0.8% Cantonese. In
594-560: The auction states the estate was close to Zillmere railway station and fronting Sandgate Road . On Sunday 25 June 1933, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for St Dympna's Catholic Church. Duhig returned on Sunday 17 September 1933 to officially open the church. This church is now within the suburb boundaries of Aspley . During the 1950s, the Housing Commission reclaimed farmland to construct prefabricated houses imported from France. This established Zillmere as
627-438: 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
660-514: 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 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,
693-620: The north side of Brisbane of Queensland , Australia. The College is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church , South Queensland District and is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's worldwide educational system . Northpine Christian College has experienced many major changes since it first commenced with just 26 students in January 1940. It began in the hall at the back of
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#1732784046857726-593: The other European languages : Latin mare 'sea' (Italian mar", French mer ), Old Celtic *mori 'sea' (Gaulish mori- , more , Irish muir , Welsh môr , Breton mor ), Old Slavic morje . Therefore, Zillmere is the conjugation for Zillman's Waterholes, which were in turn named after early German pioneer Leopold Zillman . Zillmere State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Murphy Road ( 27°21′53″S 153°02′14″E / 27.3646°S 153.0373°E / -27.3646; 153.0373 ( Zillmere State School ) ). In 2018,
759-619: The school had an enrolment of 135 students with 13 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). St Flannan's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 420 Beams Road ( 27°21′01″S 153°02′18″E / 27.3502°S 153.0383°E / -27.3502; 153.0383 ( St Flannan's School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 363 students with 27 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Zillmere. The nearest government secondary school
792-560: Was at 35 Handford Road ( 27°21′34″S 153°02′24″E / 27.359468°S 153.04°E / -27.359468; 153.04 ( Zillmere Wesleyan Methodist Church (original site) ) ). It was built in 1894. It was built from timber at a cost of £134 and could seat 110 people. In 1972, it was relocated to the site of the Presbyterian church at 385 Zillmere Road. After the North Coast Railway Line
825-822: Was built from timber. It was enlarged in 1932. In 1984, the church was sold to the Christadelphians, becoming the Christadelphian Ecclesia Wilston. Zillman's Waterholes State School opened on 22 January 1877. On 8 March 1888, it was renamed Zillmere State School. The Zillman's Waterholes congregation of the Church of Christ formed in 1882, worshipping in the Zillmere German Baptist chapel until they opened their own timber chapel in May 1894. Zillmere Wesleyan Methodist Church
858-609: Was built from timber. The church has closed but the building is still used for community purposes. Northpine Christian College opened in Zillmere in 1953 as a primary school, but the school building was destroyed in a fire in February 1978, resulting in its relocation to Dakabin . St Flannan's Catholic School opened within the church building on 29 March 1954. The school was operated by the Holy Spirit Sisters with Sisters Delores, Coreen, Elaine and Lorraine teaching
891-415: Was established at 52 Murphy Road ( 27°21′47″S 153°02′16″E / 27.3630°S 153.03780°E / -27.3630; 153.03780 ( Zillmere Assemblies of God ) ) in 1965. It has closed and is now used for community purposes. The Zillmere Public Library opened in 1971. In the 2011 census , Zillmere had a population of 8,105 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of
924-553: Was established in 1898 by J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd to slaughter and process pigs from regional farms. In June 1917, 140 building sites and 3 substantial houses of "Show Ground Estate Zillmere" were auctioned by G. H. Blocksidge & Ferguson Auctioneers. A map advertising the auction states the Estate was 3 minutes walk from Zillmere Railway Station. In May 1920, 90 subdivided allotments of "Pioneer Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by Isles Love & Co. Auctioneers. A map advertising
957-460: Was extended to Petrie in 1888, the railway station servicing the area was named Zillmere. By the time the first housing estate was marketed in 1897, the area was also being called Zillmere. St Matthais's Anglican Church was opened in 1895. It was built from timber. In 1964, it was demolished to build a new church. The current St Matthias' Anglican Church was built in 1965. It was built in brick to seat 200 people. A slaughterhouse and curing works
990-432: Was opened to provide new classrooms for the growing high school. The College has a sister college, Noosa Christian College , at Cooroy , approximately one hour north of Dakabin. All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines sometimes begin each class period with prayer or
1023-713: Was relocated to the site in 1972. Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Zillmere Uniting Church. It is now the Brisbane Congress Congregation At Zillmere, operated by the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (or simply Congress), an Indigenous division within the Uniting Church established in 1985. An Assemblies of God Church
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1056-411: Was renamed Taigum State School as it is now within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring Taigum . Zillmere Presbyterian Church was at 385 Zillmere Road ( 27°21′34″S 153°02′24″E / 27.359461°S 153.04°E / -27.359461; 153.04 ( Zillmere Presbyterian Church ) ). It was a timber building built in 1958. It was built from timber. The Zillmere Methodist church
1089-524: Was the school bell, which remains on display in the front office of the current College administrative block. Mel Olsen was Head Master at the time, and, following the fire, for almost two years the school was then conducted in the 'sheds' of the Watson Park Seventh-day Adventist Convention Centre. In August 1980, the new school buildings were officially opened at the current site. The school continued as
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