Parkside is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of the town of

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive mines in world history, based on co ...

in the

City of Mount Isa The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west. Mount Isa ...

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, Australia. In the , Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

Geography

The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Parkside is a "mineside" suburb.

History

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of St Joseph on Railway Avenue in 1923 and operated there until 1984. In 1964, the Sisters established a secondary school for girls called San Jose Catholic Secondary School (also known as San Jose College) on Twenty-Third Avenue. Both schools closed as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of Catholic schools in Mount Isa. On 29 January 1985, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School relocated to the San Jose site in Twenty-Third Avenue, while the San Jose College amalgamated with St Kieran's Christian Brothers College in Menzies to form the co-educational Mount Isa Catholic High School (later renamed Good Shepherd Catholic College) at the former St Kieran's site at Menzies. Mount Isa State High School opened on 2 February 1953. It closed on 31 December 2002. In 2003 it amalgamated with Kalkadoon State High School to create

Spinifex State College Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland. It first opened in 2003. History Prior to 2003 Mount Isa was serviced by two state secondary schools. Mount Isa State High School and ...

with two campuses, a junior campus (7-9) at the former Mount Isa State High School site and a senior campus (10-12) at the former Kalkadoon State High School (in Pioneer). Mount Isa State High School's website has been archived.

Demographics

In the , Parkside had a population of 1,784 people. In the , Parkside had a population of 1,532 people. In the , Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

Heritage listings

Parkside has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Camooweal Street (): Tent House * 6-12 Fifth Avenue (): Spinifex State College Junior Campus

Education

is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 817 students with 77 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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 ...

program. The junior campus (Years 7-9) is at 6-16 Fifth Avenue (), while the senior campus is in Pioneer to the north-east. St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 - 60 Twenty-Third Avenue (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). There is no government primary school in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Happy Valley State School in neighbouring Happy Valley to the south.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Captain James Cook Park () * Magpie Street Park ()

References

External links

* {{City of Mount Isa