Elanora is a

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of the

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, Australia. In the , Elanora had a population of 12,145 people.

Geography

Elanora is located between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, west-north-west of the coastal border town of

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and south-southeast of

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, the state capital. Its

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is the

. Elanora is bounded by Tallebudgera Creek to the northwest, Pacific Motorway to the northeast and east, and Guineas Creek and Simpsons Roads to the southeast. It contains Elanora State High School, Elanora Primary School and a small neighbourhood shopping centre on Nineteenth Avenue, and The Pines, a larger shopping centre on Guineas Creek Road. Elanora also has a large public library. Under the Queensland Government proposal to extend the

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, a station at Elanora, near The Pines Shopping Centre has been proposed.

History

The name Elanora is an Aboriginal word for "home by the sea", was originally named as a railway station on the South Coast Rail Line in 1922. Eleanora Post Office opened 2 May 1927. Elanora State School opened in January 1983. Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the Palm Beach Methodist Church, Currumbin Valley Presbyterian Valley and Tallebudgera Presbyterian Church merged to form a single congregation, establishing a new Elanora Uniting Church in 1983. Elanora State High School opened on 29 January 1990. In the , Elanora had a population of 11,681. Elanora Branch Library opened in 2007 next to The Pines Shopping Centre. In the , Elanora recorded a population of 11,645 people, 51.9% female and 48.1% male. The median age of the Elanora population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 76.6% of people living in Elanora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 5%, South Africa 1%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.5% Japanese, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Serbian. In the Elanora had a population of 12,145.

Education

Elanora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at K P McGrath Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,033 students with 77 teachers (67 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. Elanora State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls on the corner 19th Avenue and Avocado Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 933 students with 82 teachers (75 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Amenities

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operates Elanora Branch Library in The Pines Shopping Centre, Guineas Creek Road. Elanora Uniting Church is at 17 Applecross Way ().

Politics

Elanora is held under the Federal Seat;

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. The incumbent member for parliament is

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member

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. In the Queensland Legislative Assembly the suburb is represented by Liberal Party member Laura Gerber. In the Local Government, Gold Coast City Council, Elanora is divided into two electorates: Division 13 and Division 14. Division 13 is represented by Cr Daphne McDonald (Deputy Mayor) and Division 14 is represented by Cr Chris Robbins.

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* {{2018 Commonwealth Games venues Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland