Sheldon is a

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in the City of Redland,

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, Australia. In the , Sheldon had a population of 1,704 people.

Geography

Sheldon is south-east of the

Brisbane CBD Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD" or "the city". It is located on a point on the northern bank of the ...

. The suburb is sparsely populated, consisting of mostly

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, including some residential properties on acreage. The presence of multiple protected areas is notable, preserving the region's natural

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forests, and protecting endangered species such as the

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Tingalpa Creek Tingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland. It flows along Brisbane's south east boundary with Redland City Council. On early maps the creek was called both Tunim Creek and Tangulba Creek. The waterway serves as important wildlife cor ...

flows through the western edge of the suburb, forming a border between the

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. Since Tingalpa Creek's headwaters are located in the Sheldon region, the suburb is a

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for the entire

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, which provides drinking water to much of the Redlands. The region is also home to a significant

population. As a result, the suburb retains much of its natural bushland, extending north from the

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in Mount Cotton. Nature areas of Sheldon include: *Brisbane

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Bushlands *Emu Street Bushland Reserve *Ford Road Conservation Area *Summit Street Reserve

History

Previously a largely uninhabited rural area, the suburb of Sheldon was officially named in 1980. It combined the southern and northern portions of neighbouring suburbs

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and Mount Cotton, respectively. The Sheldon name likely originated from the village of the same name in

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, which itself came from an

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word meaning "steep-sided hill and wooden valley".

Sheldon College Sheldon College is a private day school located in Sheldon in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. The school admits students from 15 months of age through to Grade 12. History Lyn Bishop, the founder of Sheldon College, was previously ...

opened on 1997 near the roundabout at which Sheldon,

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, and

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meet at a quadripoint. In the 2011 census, the population of Sheldon was 1,690, of which 49.5% were female and 50.5% were male. The median age of the Sheldon population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37. 80.5% of people living in Sheldon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were

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(7%),

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(2.6%),

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(1%,)

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(0.8%), and

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(0.5%). 94.5% of people speak

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as their first language, while some residents speak

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(0.6%),

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(0.5%), Serbian (0.4%),

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(0.4%), and

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(0.4%). In the , Sheldon had a population of 1,704 people.

Economy

Karreman Quarries are based in Sheldon, operating a

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in the suburb, which provides material for

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. ABeeC Hives - Stingless Australian Native Bee Hives are based in Sheldon, manufacturing beehives for Tetragonula carbonaria and Tetragonula hockingsi.

Education

Sheldon College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Lot 5 Taylor Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,367 students with 110 teachers (99 full-time equivalent) and 85 non-teaching staff (74 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Sheldon. The nearest government primary schools are Coolnwypin State School in

, Hilliard State School in

, Bay View State School in

, Mount Cotton State School in Mount Cotton, Rochedale South State School in Rochedale South and

Capalaba State College Capalaba State College is a P–12 state school. The College consists of both Junior (Prep to Year 6) and Senior (Year 7 to Year 12) campuses. It is situated in the Redlands. Originally made up of separate Primary and Secondary Schools, they bo ...

in Capalaba. The nearest government secondary schools are Capalaba State College in Capalaba, Cleveland District State High School in

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and Rochedale State High School in Rochedale.

References

External links

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Community Profile: Sheldon

Redlands Disaster Plan: Sheldon - About
{{Redland City Suburbs of Redland City Localities in Queensland