Hollywell is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Hollywell had a population of 2,865 people.

Geography

In the east, the suburb's boundaries extend into the

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. Of the actual land surface, the land use is residential with the exception of the south-western quarter of the suburb which is part of the

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() which extends south into Runaway Bay. The Runaway Bay Marina is located in the south-east corner of the locality ().

History

A 1926 map shows the area named as Pine Ridge. That name is no longer official but persists in Park Ridge Road and in the Park Ridge Conservation Park. Park Ridge Road as shown on a 1978 map extended north of the present road roughly along the current Oxley Drive through Holleywell and the current Paradise Road at Pardise Point (). The suburb takes its name from the residence of

Joseph Wood Proud Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

who was

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from 1934 to 1948. Proud named it after his home in England. In the , Hollywell recorded a population of 2,679 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Hollywell population was 47 years, 10 years above the national median of 37. 70.7% of people living in Hollywell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.4%, England 5.7%, South Africa 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.7%. 91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Japanese, 0.6% German, 0.4% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Russian. In the , Hollywell had a population of 2,865 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hollywell. The nearest schools are Coombabah State School (primary) and

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(secondary), both in neighbouring

Coombabah Coombabah is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coombabah had a population of 10,388 people. Geography Surrounding Coombabah is Paradise Point and Hope Island to the north, Arundel to the south, Runaway Bay ...

Amenities

Hollywell Fire Station is at 318 Bayview Street (). There are two boat ramps on Centenary Drive into the

. One is at the junction with Jasmine Avenue () and the other at the junction with Holly Avenue (). They are managed by the

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References

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* {{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Coastline of Queensland