Menzies, Queensland

Menzies is a suburb in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Menzies had a population of 985 people.[1]

Menzies
Queensland
Menzies
Coordinates20.7176°S 139.4970°E / -20.7176; 139.4970
Population985 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density990/km2 (2,550/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4825
Area1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Mount Isa
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Menzies:
Soldiers Hill Winston Winston
Miles End Menzies Pioneer
Miles End Mount Isa City The Gap

Geography

The Leichhard River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).[3][4] Menzies is a "townside" suburb.[5]

History

Menzies was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1973. On 16 March 2001 the status of Menzies was changed from a locality to a suburb.[2]

St Kieran's Christian Brothers College opened on 25 January 1960 with an initial enrolment of 132 boys in Years 4 to 7 with Brother Tom Higgins as the first principal. By 1967 the school had an enrolment of over 300 boys in Years 4 to 10. Increasing enrolments put pressure on the classroom space and in 1970 the school ceased to offer Year 4 (as that was available at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at Parkside). The school closed on 7 December 1984 as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of the various Catholic schools in Mount Isa, resulting in Mount Isa Catholic High School (a merger of St Kieran's secondary school with the girls' secondary San Jose College) occupying the former St Kieran's site in Menzies. St Kieran's Catholic Primary School was then opened at a new site in Pioneer. On 20 May 2005 Mount Isa Catholic High School was renamed as Good Shepherd Catholic College.[6][7][8]

Education

Good Shepherd Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Mary and Camooweal Streets (20.7220°S 139.4945°E / -20.7220; 139.4945 (Good Shepherd Catholic College)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 489 students with 42 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Menzies (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Menzies – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42463)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Mount Isa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD". Mining People International. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Christian Brothers". Good Shepherd Parish, Mount Isa. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. "College History". Good Shepherd Catholic College. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Good Shepherd Catholic College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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