Banksia Beach is a town and

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on Bribie Island 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 the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.

Geography

Glasshouse Mountains from Banksia Beach-2 (4812988305)

Banksia Beach is on the eastern coast of Bribie Island, separated from mainland Queensland by the

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. The western part of the suburb is within the

Bribie Island National Park Bribie Island is an Australian national park in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, 68 kilometres (42 miles) north of Brisbane. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands ar ...

. Apart from that the land use is almost entirely residential. The areas closest to the coast are developed as canal estates, while the northern part of the suburb is residential housing intermingled with the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club.

History

The name ''Banksia Beach'' was the name of the estate subdivision assigned by the land developer Jock McIlwain. It was named as a township by the Qld Place Names Board on 23 November 1972. The name refers to the

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Banksia ''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and fruiting "cones" and heads. ''Banksias'' range i ...

'', which grows in the area. Historically Dux Creek flows into the Pumicestone Channel at with: * Banksia Beach to the north of the creek mouth () * Sylvan Beach to the south of the creek mouth () extending south to Quota Park in

Bongaree Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people. Geography Bong ...

but the canal development has replaced Dux Creek with two canal developments with Skippers Canal effectively replacing Dux Creek and extending south with Voyagers Canal extending to the north. As part of the Australian Bicentenery commemoration, a monument to the exploration of

Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland. He is also credited as being the first person to u ...

was erected beside the beach and officially unveiled on 16 July 1988. It was designed by Kirsti Simpson and sculpted from

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by Tom Farrell. Banksia Beach State School opened on 28 January 1992. In the the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.

Education

Banksia Beach State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Sunderland Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1046 students with 70 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Banksia Beach. The nearest government secondary school is

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to the south.

Amenities

Pelican at Banksia Beach-01+ (967315930)

Bribie Harbour Shopping Village is a shopping centre at 25 Sunderland Drive (). Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is an art gallery and community art centre at 191 Sunderland Drive (). Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole golf course at 141-159 Avon Avenue (). Solander Lake Bowls Club is at 70 Sunderland Drive (). There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: * Col Fisher Park () * Cosmos Park () * Dampier Park () * Oxley Park ()

Attractions

The Matthew Flinders Exploration monument is in Col Fisher Park at the northern end of Solander Esplanade ().

References

External links

* * {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Bribie Island