Doolandella is an outer western

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.

Geography

Doolandella is south-west by road from the Brisbane CBD. Blunder Creek forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the suburb. The suburb has access to the Ipswich Motorway via Blunder Road as well as the Logan Motorway to the south. The land use is almost entirely residential.

History

Doolandella was declared as an official suburb in 1976. The name Doolandella, or Dulandella as expressed by

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, is a Yuggera word referring to the Geebung tree, a broad leaved shrub with yellow fruit which grows in the area.

Demographics

In the , Doolandella had a population of 3,105 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Doolandella population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median. 55.6% of people living in Doolandella were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 11.9%, New Zealand 5.6%, India 2.9%, England 2.1%, Fiji 1.7%. 53.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 19.5% Vietnamese, 2.7% Samoan, 2.3% Hindi, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Spanish. In the , Doolandella had a population of 4,817 people. In the , Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.

Education

There are no schools within the suburb. The nearest government primary schools are Servicetown South State School in neighbouring Inala to the north-west and Pallara State School in neighbouring Pallara to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Forest Lake State High School in neighbouring Forest Lake to the south-west and Glenala State High School in neighbouring Durack to the north.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Beccaria Place Park () * Blunder Creek Reserve () * Bridgeman Place Park () * Daintree Close Park () * Wallaroo Way Park () * Wedgetail Street Park ()

References

External links

* {{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council Suburbs of the City of Brisbane