Carole Park is an industrial

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The Ci ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the Carole Park had a population of 4 people.

Geography

Since 2010, Carole Park is now only used for industrial purposes.

History

The suburb was not settled until the 1940s with the exception of a few farms. Carole Park State School opened on 17 September 1948. It is presently within the boundaries of the Brisbane suburb of

Wacol Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wacol had a population of 3,761 people. Geography Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is south-west of t ...

. Electricity was provided around 1965 and mains water in 1969. The

Queensland Housing Commission The Queensland Housing Commission was a Queensland Government agency which was established in 1945 under the ''State Housing Act 1945''. The agency aimed to improve the lives of individuals and families by providing access to secure, affordable a ...

provided housing to residents in the 1970s. The

Queensland Place Names Board ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

designated the suburb and its name in 1972. Prior to 2010, Carole Park was a half residential and half industrial suburb with the

Logan Motorway The M2/M6 Logan Motorway is a 30-kilometre toll road between Ipswich and the M1 or Pacific Motorway at Loganholme, and the Gateway Motorway, providing access to the Gold Coast on the eastern seaboard and to the rural areas of the Darling Downs ...

separating the two areas, with the residential part in

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...

and the industrial part in

(this split was the result of

Shire of Moreton The Shire of Moreton was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about southwest of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. It represented an area surrounding but not including Ipswich, and existed from 1917 until 1995, whe ...

being absorbed into City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich and

Shire of Esk The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Rive ...

during the 1990s. In May 2010, the residential part of Carole Park became part of the Brisbane suburb of Ellen Grove with postcode 4078, while the industrial part remained as the suburb of Carole Park in the City of Ipswich. At the the suburb had no population. In the Carole Park had a population of 4 people.

Education

There are no schools in Carole Park. The nearest primary schools are Camira State School in neighbouring Camira to the south-west and Carole Park State School in Wacol to the north. The nearest secondary schools are

Forest Lake State High School Forest Lake State High School (FLSHS) is a secondary state school located in Forest Lake, Queensland, Australia. History The school was opened in 2001, with only year 8. Year levels increased each year with the first cohort of year 12 studen ...

in neighbouring Forest Lake to the east and

Woodcrest State College Woodcrest State College is a coeducational public Prep–Year 12 school located in the City of Ipswich suburb of Springfield in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1600 students each year, with an official coun ...

Springfeld Springfeld is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Saskatchewan. Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub ...

to the south.

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* * {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland 1972 establishments in Australia