Stapylton is a mixed-use

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in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Stapylton had a population of 444 people.

Geography

Mount Stapylton from Rotary Park Road, Alberton, 2022

Stapylton is bounded to the west by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway. Stapylton has the following mountains in the north of the locality: * Mount Stapylton (Yellowwood Mountain) () above sea level * Quinns Hill () above sea level

History

The area was named after surveyor

Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800-1840) was a pioneer explorer and surveyor in Australia. In 1839, Stapylton was one of the three surveyors (the other two being Robert Dixon and James Warner) sent by New South Wales Governor George Gip ...

(1800–1840), who was killed by Aborigines on 31 May 1840, near Mount Lindesay. Stapylton State School opened on 18 May 1920. It closed in 1961. The school was located on the south-eastern corner of Hester Drive and Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (approx ). The Yatala

drive-in theatre A drive-in theater or drive-in cinema is a form of movie theater, cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers ...

was opened on 27 October 1974. Stapylton was once part of the

Shire of Albert The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen ...

until its amalgamation in 1995. Stapylyon had a population of 445 at the . In the , Stapylton had a population of 444 people.

Economy

Australia's first green

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power plant was built at Stapylton. The suburb contains the Mount Stapylton Weather station, several quarries and the Stapylton Landfill and Recycling Centre. The radar tower is 30 m tall and was completed in 2006.

Education

There are no schools in Staplyton. The nearest government primary school is Mount Warren Park State School in

Mount Warren Park Mount Warren Park is a residential suburb in the outer eastern area of City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. The mountain Mount Warren is within the suburb (). In the , Mount Warren Park had a population of 5,791 people. Geography The suburb ...

to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Beenleigh State High School , motto_translation = Reach Higher , principal = Matt O'Hanlon , type = Public, selective, co-educational, secondary, day school , city = Logan , state = Queensland , country = ...

Beenleigh Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenl ...

to the west and

Ormeau Woods State High School Ormeau Woods State High School is a public secondary school located in the suburb of Ormeau on the Gold Coast, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Au ...

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to the south.

Amenities

The Yatala drive-in theatre is at 100 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (). It contains two large screens and covers .

Attractions

Supercars A supercar – also called exotic car – is a loosely defined description of street-legal, high-performance sports cars. Since the 2010s, the term hypercar has come into use for the highest performing supercars. Supercars commonly serve as t ...

team

Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing (formerly DJR Team Penske), is Australia's oldest motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. The team currently fields the #11 and #17 Ford Mustang GTs for Anton de Pasquale and Will Davison respective ...

is based in Stapylton.

References

External links

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