Park Avenue is a suburb of Rockhampton in the

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...

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, Australia. In the , Park Avenue had a population of 5,094 people.

Geography

Park Avenue is bounded on the south-west by the Fitzroy River, which divides Rockhampton from North Rockhampton. The Neville Hewitt Bridge crosses the river from

Rockhampton City Rockhampton City is the central suburb of the city of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the . Rockhampton City had a population of 1,953 people. It is informally known as Rockhampton central business district (C ...

to the south-west to Park Avenue, which carries the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...

through Rockhampton towards the north. The

Alexandra Railway Bridge Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by George Charles Willcocks. It ...

also crosses from the CBD to Park Avenue, carrying the North Coast railway line from

Rockhampton railway station Rockhampton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Rockhampton. It is the terminus of the electrified section of line from Brisbane. The line north of the station runs along the mid ...

south of the river to Park Avenue where it proceeds north through Park Avenue to Kawana. Park Avenue is served by two railway stations: * Park Avenue railway stationi (now closed) in the centre of the suburb () * Glenmore Junction railway station in the south of the suburb () The Yeppoon railway line separates from the North Coast line immediately south of Glenmore Junction, travelling south-east into Berserker. The suburb is predominantly residential with an industrial area in the south and another in the north-west. Stockland Rockhampton is a major shopping centre in the eastern corner of the suburb. There is also commercial strip along Yaamba Road, the north-eastern boundary of the suburb. Kershaw Gardens and the Tom Nutley Field are along the south-western edge of the suburb with Queen's Park on the southern tip of the suburb, beside the Fitzroy River and the Neville Hewitt Bridge. The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yaamba Road) runs along the north-eastern boundary, concurrent with the Bruce Highway.

History

Park Avenue State School opened on 7 October 1901. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School opened on 28 January 1929. St Matthew's Anglican Church opened in 1940. In 1968 it was demolished and a senior citizen's village established on the site called St Matthew's Cottages. It was at 54 Macalister Street. St Stanislaus College, a Catholic boys secondary school, opened in 1958 and Marian College, a Catholic girls secondary school, opened in 1964. These schools merged to form Emmaus College, a co-educational Catholic secondary school, opening on 1 February 1983. In the , Park Avenue had a population of 5,366 people. In the , Park Avenue had a population of 5,094 people.

Education

Park Avenue State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 129 students with 20 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school at Main Street (). Emmaus College is a Catholic secondary school for boys and girls in Rockhampton. It has its Years 10-12 campus at 185 Main Street (). Its Years 7-9 campus is in Norman Gardens. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1274 students with 102 teachers (95 full-time equivalent) and 69 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent).

Amenities

Stockland Rockhampton (formerly Rockhampton Shopping Fair) is a shopping centre on the Bruce Highway extending into neighbouring Berserker (). Park Avenue Mall is a shopping center at 37 Main Street (). It contains the Park Avenue Post Office. Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church is at 33 Main Street () between the Park Avenue Mall and St Joseph's School.

Big Bulls

On the median strip of the Bruce Highway on the border of Park Avenue and Norman Gardens (opposite #411; ) is one of the seven

Big Bulls The Big Bulls are a set of seven large statues of bulls that decorate the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. The set is regarded as one of Australia's big things and is intended to reinforce Rockhampton's claim to being the Beef Capi ...

statues that decorate Rockhampton, which regards itself as the Beef Capital of Australia. The Big Bulls are listed as one of

Australia's big things The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some are sculptures. There are estimated to be over 230 such objects around the country. There are big things in every state and territory in Australi ...

References

External links

* {{Rockhampton Region Suburbs of Rockhampton