Gailes is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the Gailes had a population of 1,828 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by the

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and the

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and to the west by Woogaroo Creek, a tributary of the

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. The land use is predominantly residential with a small amount of undeveloped bushland in the south-west of the locality.

History

House flooded in the Ipswich suburb of Gailes

In 1823 explorer

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named a local high point ''Dingo Hill'' () which became the local name for the area. This led to a local railway siding to also be named Dingo Hill. On 16 September 1925, the Dingo Hill railway siding was upgraded and renamed

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(), after the Western Gailes Golf Club in

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. The suburb of Gailes takes its name from the railway station. The name ''Gailes'' means "overgrown by bog-myrth". Suburban boundary changes in 1986 resulted in the Gailes railway station now being within the suburb of

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. Similarly the hill Dingo Hill is now within the neighbouring suburb of Camira. In January 2011 Gailes was flooded during the 2011 Queensland floods. In the Gailes had a population of 1,646 people. In the Gailes had a population of 1,828 people.

Transport

There is no railway station within the suburb of Gailes. The nearest railway stations are Goodna railway station and Gailes railway station, both of which provide regular

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services to Brisbane, Ipswich and

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via Ipswich.

Education

There are no schools in Gailes. The nearest primary school is Camira State School in neighbouring Camira to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Bellbird Park State Secondary College in Bellbird Park to the south-west and

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to the south.

Facilities

Gailes Post Office is at Gailes Shopping Centre, 65 Old Logan Road ().

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area, including: * Fred Ferguson Park () * Knoblanche Park () * Lowry Park () * Martin Coogan Park () * Noble Park ()

References

External links

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland