Southside, Queensland

Southside is a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Southside had a population of 5,737 people.[1]

Southside
Gympie, Queensland
Southside
Coordinates26.2111°S 152.6458°E / -26.2111; 152.6458
Population5,737 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density308.4/km2 (798.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location3 km (2 mi) S of Gympie
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Southside:
Widgee Crossing North
Widgee Crossing South		 Gympie Gympie
Nahrunda Southside Monkland
Pie Creek Jones Hill Jones Hill

Geography

Southside is on the south-western bank of the Mary River. It contains the Gympie Racecourse and the Adrian McClintock Park showgrounds, named after a former mayor of the Shire of Widgee.

History

The locality was originally known as Gympie South.[3]

Gympie South Side State School opened on 4 July 1910. On 13 May 1954 it was renamed Gympie South State School.[4]

Cooloola Christian College opened in 1992.[4]

In the 2006 census the population was 4,339.

In the 2016 census, Southside had a population of 5,737 people.[1]

Education

Gympie South State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Exhibition Road (26.1998°S 152.6454°E / -26.1998; 152.6454 (Gympie South State School)).[5][6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 532 students with 45 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).[7] It includes a special education program.[5][8]

Cooloola Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 1 College Road (26.1981°S 152.6421°E / -26.1981; 152.6421 (Cooloola Christian College)).[5][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 38 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Southside - locality in Gympie Region (entry 46379)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Gympie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Gympie South State School". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. "Gympie South SS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Cooloola Christian College". Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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