Pallara is an outer southern

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Pallara had a population of 3,861 people.

Geography

Pallara is by road south of the

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History

Queensland State Archives 6793 Ritchie Road State School Pallara August 1959

The name ''Pallara'' means ''flat land'' and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l". The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961. Ritchie Road State School opened on 24 August 1959. The name was later changed to Pallara State School. In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.

Demographics

In the , Pallara had a population of 511 people. In the , Pallara had a population of 3,861 people.

Education

Pallara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Ritchie Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 500 students with 30 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). As at August 2021, the school had an enrolment of 866 students with 52 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Pallara. The nearest government secondary schools are

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in neighbouring Forest Lake to the west,

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in Durack to the north-west, and Calamvale Community College in Calamvale to the east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the suburb: * Blunder Creek Reserve () * Brookbent Road Park () * Paradise Road Park () * Sweets Road Park ()

References

External links

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