Doolandella, Queensland

Doolandella Brisbane, Queensland
Rockfield Street
Population	4,817 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1976
Postcode(s)	4077
Location	17 km (11 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Forest Lake Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)	Inala
Federal Division(s)	Oxley
Suburbs around Doolandella: Inala Durack Willawong Forest Lake Doolandella Pallara Forest Lake Pallara Pallara

Doolandella is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the Brisbane central business district. It was declared as an official suburb in 1976.^[3] The name Doolandella, or Dulandella as expressed by Aborigines, refers to the Geebung tree, a broad leaved shrub with yellow fruit which grows in the area.^[3]

In 2004, a total of 70 houses with a population of 255 was recorded in the suburb. At the 2016 Australian Census, the suburb recorded a population of 4,817 with the number of occupied dwellings rising significantly to 1,561.^[1]

The suburb has good access to the Ipswich Motorway via Blunder Road as well as the Logan Motorway to the south.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Doolandella recorded a population of 3,105 people, 49% female and 51% male.

The median age of the Doolandella population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median.

55.6% of people living in Doolandella were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 11.9%, New Zealand 5.6%, India 2.9%, England 2.1%, Fiji 1.7%.

53.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 19.5% Vietnamese, 2.7% Samoan, 2.3% Hindi, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Spanish.

References

External links

Media related to Doolandella, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Doolandella

Coordinates: 27°37′S 152°59′E / 27.617°S 152.983°E / -27.617; 152.983