Soldiers Hill is a

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of the town of

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,796 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). Soldiers Creek is a "mineside" suburb. The suburb is bounded to the west by the

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and to the east by the Leichhard River.

History

In 1954, St James' Anglican Church in Parkside (which was originally St James's Anglican Church in Selwyn) was relocated to Soldiers Hill and renamed St Oswald's Anglican Church. St Oswald's operated for several years, before being sold for removal. Barkly Highway State School opened on 27 January 1959. It was officially opened on Saturday 16 May 1959, by

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. Soldiers Hill was officially named on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board. On 16 March 2001, its status was changed from locality to suburb.

Demographics

In the , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,962 people. In the , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,796 people.

Education

Barkly Highway State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Bougainville Street (). It includes a

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program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 410 students with 31 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south and its senior campus in Pioneer to the south-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Gallipoli Park () * Leichhardt Park () * Quota Park () * Urquhart Street Park () * Wellington Oval ()

References

External links

* {{City of Mount Isa City of Mount Isa Suburbs of Mount Isa