Palmview is a

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in the

Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia, from which it takes its name. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires o ...

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, Australia. Although historically rural, it is becoming increasingly suburban. In the , Palmview had a population of 5,236 people. It is home to

Aussie World Aussie World is a privately owned, medium-sized, family theme park on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has over 30 rides and attractions. It is located at 1 Downunder Drive, just off the Bruce Highway at Palmview. It has been r ...

Geography

The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

enters the locality from the south-west ( Glenview / Meridan Plains) and exits to the north-west ( Tanawha / Sippy Downs). There is

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housing in the south-west of the locality with other areas in the west of locality currently undeveloped. There is denser suburban housing in the north-east of the locality with the other areas in the east of locality predominantly used for

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

Palmview is situated in the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi) traditional Aboriginal country. With a history of logging and farming, the Palmview area had evolved with small acreage properties to the west of the

and the master-planned Harmony suburban development to east. Construction of Palmview State Primary School commenced in 2020 and cost $63.8 million. The school opened on 27 January 2021 offering Years Prep to 6. It had an initial enrolment of 201 students with principal Andrew Walker. Palmview State Special School, adjacent to the primary school, also commenced construction in 2020 and opened in January 2021. Palmview State Secondary College opened in Term 1, 2023, accepting enrolments for students in Years 7 and 8, adding an additional school year each until all Years 7 to 12 are available in 2027.

Demographics

In the , Palmview had a population of 893 people. In the , Palmview had a population of 5,236 people.

Education

Palmview State Primary School is a government primary (P–6) school for boys and girls at 31 College Drive (). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 360 students with 30 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). Palmview State Special School is a government

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

primary and secondary (P–12) school or boys and girls at 49 College Drive (). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 18 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). Palmview State Secondary College is a government secondary school for boys and girls at 17 Village Green Boulevard (). Its first annual report will be published in 2024. As at 2024, Palmview State Secondary College is offering only Years 7 to 9 with the full Years 7 to 12 being available from 2027. Prior to 1927, for secondary school to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are

Chancellor State College Chancellor State College is a public, co-educational, P-12, school located in the Buderim suburb of Sippy Downs, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 2,922 students and a teaching ...

in neighbouring Sippy Downs to the north and Meridan State College in neighbouring Meridan Plains to the south. Although the three schools occupy separate sites, they are adjacent to one another.

Attractions

and the

Ettamogah Pub The Ettamogah Pub is a cartoon pub that was featured in the now defunct '' Australasian Post'' magazine. The cartoonist Ken Maynard, loving empty spaces and having nothing around him, enjoyed an area just outside Albury at Table Top, New South W ...

are tourist attractions at 1 Downunder Driver (just off the Bruce Highway, ).

References

{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland