Parramatta Park, Queensland

Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Parramatta Park
Cairns, Queensland
Grove Street, Parramatta Park
Parramatta Park
Coordinates16.9244°S 145.7625°E / -16.9244; 145.7625
Population3,508 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,060/km2 (5,340/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Cairns
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Parramatta Park:
Manunda Cairns North Cairns City
Westcourt Parramatta Park Cairns City
Westcourt Bungalow Portsmith

Geography

Parramatta Park is the suburb immediately west of Cairns City (the Cairns central business district). The northern part of the suburb is residential. The southern part of the suburb has a number of schools, the Cairns Showgrounds, Barlow Park (a multi-sports facility and stadium) and an industrial precinct.[3]

History

On 26 July 1884 auctioneer John McNamara offered the Walkerville Estate as the first suburb of Cairns, consisting of 400 lots, predominantly of 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m2). The estate was promoted as being close to the terminus of the Herberton railway line and as a "paradise of health". To attract buyers from Townsville, there was the inducement of a free return trip to Cairns for buyers of 10 lots.[4][5][6][7]

Real estate map of Walkerville (now Parramatta Park), the first suburb of Cairns, 1884

Parramatta State School was opened on 24 January 1927.[8]

St Joseph's Primary School opened on 1 July 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy Sisters were part of the teaching staff of the school until 2015.[8][9]

St Augustine's College opened on 9 February 1930 by the Marist Brothers.[8][10]

Heritage listings

Education

Parramatta State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 22 Mulgrave Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 379 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[12]

St Joseph's Primary School is a Roman Catholic co-educational primary school at 13 Loeven Street.[13]

St Augustine's College is a Roman Catholic boys school at 251 Draper Street. Enrolments are capped at 780 students; boarding facilities are available.[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Parramatta Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Parramatta Park - suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48831)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. "Walkerville the first suburb of Cairns". State Library of Queensland (Real estate map). 1884. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Local Items". Cairns Post. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "QUEENSLAND NEWS". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 26 July 1884. p. 129. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "Advertising". Cairns Post. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Trove.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "Our History and Mercy Connections". St Joseph's Primary School. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. "Welcome from the principal". St Augustine's College. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. "Grove Street Pensioners' Cottages (entry 602832)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  12. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Parramatta State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. "St Joseph's School, Cairns". Retrieved 24 September 2017.

Further reading

Media related to Parramatta Park, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Parramatta Park". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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