Parkside, Queensland

Parkside is a suburb in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Parkside
Mount Isa, Queensland
Parkside
Coordinates20°44′12″S 139°29′17″E
Population1,532 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4825
Location
LGA(s)City of Mount Isa
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Parkside:
Mount Isa (locality) Miles End Mount Isa City
Mount Isa (locality) Parkside Mornington
Mount Isa (locality) Happy Valley Healy

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] Parkside is a "mineside" suburb.[5]

History

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of St Joseph in Railway Avenue in 1923 and operated there until 1984. In 1964, the Sisters established a secondary school for girls called San Jose Catholic Secondary School (also known as San Jose College) on Twenty-Third Avenue. Both schools closed as part of a rationalisation and amalgmation of Catholic schools in Mount Isa. On 29 January 1985, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School relocated to the San Jose site in Twenty-Third Avenue, while the San Jose College amalgamated with St Kieran's Christian Brothers College in Menzies to form the co-educational Mount Isa Catholic High School (later renamed Good Shepherd Catholic College) at the former St Kieran's site at Menzies.[6][7]

Mount Isa State High School opened on 2 February 1953. It closed on 31 December 2002. In 2003 it amalgamated with Kalkadoon State High School to create Spinifex State College with two campuses, a junior campus (7-9) at the former Mount Isa State High School and a senior campus (10-12) at the former Kalkadoon State High School (in Pioneer).[6]

In the 2011 census, Parkside had a population of 1,784 people.[8]

Heritage listings

Parkside has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Spinifex State College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls [11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 817 students with 77 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent).[13] The junior campus (7-9) is at Fifth Avenue (20.7348°S 139.4871°E / -20.7348; 139.4871 (Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct)).[11][14] It includes a special education program.[11]

St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 - 60 Twenty-Third Avenue (20.7447°S 139.4912°E / -20.7447; 139.4912 (St Joseph's Catholic School)).[11][15] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[13]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Parkside (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. "Parkside (entry 42468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  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. "School History". St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Parkside (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. "Tent House (Mount Isa) (entry 600742)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  10. Cillekens, Emma (15 March 2013). "Mount Isa tent house on the move". ABC North West Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. "Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior Campus". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. "St Joseph's Catholic School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  • "Mount Isa suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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