Molendinar ( ) is a mixed-use

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Molendinar had a population of 6,450 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by Smith Street Motorway to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, the Southport Nerang Road to the south and Pacific Motorway to the west. The land use is a mixture of residential areas and industrial areas.

History

''Jerringan'' is the Aboriginal name for the area meaning stringybark tree. The suburb takes its name from the former Molendinar railway station () on the South Coast railway line (opened in 1889 and closed in 1964). The railway station in turn was named after a farm selected by George Hope named after

Molendinar Burn The Molendinar Burn is a small tributary of the Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, now largely culverted. It is popularly associated with Saint Mungo, who is said to have founded his church on its banks. The name may stem from Mellingdenor, a place m ...

, a stream which once flowed through central

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in Scotland. Ernest Junction railway station () was another former railway station on the South Coast line in the north of the present-day suburb. The area was known as Silver Bridle in the 1960s. Molendinar incorporated a previous suburb known as Ernest on its northern range until 1989 when the suburb got renamed to Parkwood but however Molendinar’s Industrial Estate & part of Smith Street Motorway were known as Ernest until 2003. The Molendinar Industrial Estate was a

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project supported by the

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which commenced development beginning in 1969. Trinity Lutheran Primary School opened at Cotlew Street,

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, on 27 January 1981. Trinity Lutheran College (a secondary school) opened on 28 January 1987 as Ashmore Road in Molendinar. In 2002 the two Lutheran schools merged to form Trinity Lutheran College (a primary and secondary school) operating on two campuses at Cotlew Street in Ashmore and Ashmore Road in Molendinar. On 2 April 2012, an official dedication of the Lynne Richardson Community Centre was held by the Gold Coast City Council.

Demographics

In the , Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people. In the , Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people. The median age of people in Molendinar was 36 years. In the , Molendinar had a population of 6,450 people.

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage sites in Molendinar, including at 797 Ashmore Road (): Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel The tunnel is another remnant of the South Coast line. The tunnel has a length of 110 metres.

Education

Trinity Lutheran College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls which operates its primary (Prep-5) campus at 641 Ashmore Road (). In 2017, the school (both campuses combined) had an enrolment of 1,050 students with 85 teachers (76 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Molendinar. The nearest government primary school is Ashmore State School in neighbouring

or Nerang State School in

Nerang Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Nerang had a population of 17,048 people. Geography The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town ...

. The nearest government secondary school is

Keebra Park State High School Keebra Park State High School (KPSHS), referred to as Keebra Park or Keebra, is a co-educational public secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, Queensland, Australia. The school falls within Division 6 of Gold Coast ...

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in Nerang.

Amenities

Lynne Richardson Community Centre is at 2A Gidgee Court ().

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* {{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland