Wakerley, Queensland
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Wakerley is a suburb in the
City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainlan ...
,
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 , establishe ...
, Australia. In the , Wakerley had a population of 8,445 people.


Geography

Wakerley is south of the Brisbane River, 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 ...
, and close to the Southern bayside suburbs.


History

Wakerley was named after early settler John William Wakerley. Agnew School opened on 3 February 2003. Agnew School opened in Agnew Street, Norman Park, on 3 February 2003. The school relocated to Wakerley in 2008 and, as at 2020, is known as the Brisbane campus of One School Global. In the , the population of Wakerley was 7,804, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Wakerley population was 33 years, 4 years below the Australian median. 68.7% of people living in Wakerley were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 6.3%, South Africa 4%, Scotland 1%, India 0.6%. 85.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.8% Afrikaans, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Hindi, 0.6% Italian. In the , Wakerley had a population of 8,445 people.


Education

Agnew School is a private primary and secondary (3-12) school for boys and girls at 190 Ingleston Road (). It is the Brisbane campus of One School Global, associated with the
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) also known as Raven Brethren or Taylorites is a Christian denomination currently led by Australian businessman Bruce Hales. The group is a subset of the Exclusive Brethren, a Plymouth Brethren group. ...
. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 318 students with 36 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).


References


External links

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ourbrisbane.com website, Wakerley section
{{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council Suburbs of the City of Brisbane