Sinnamon Park, Queensland

Summary

Sinnamon Park is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Sinnamon Park had a population of 6,419 people.[1]

Sinnamon Park
BrisbaneQueensland
Sinnamon Road and roundabout
Sinnamon Park is located in Queensland
Sinnamon Park
Sinnamon Park
Coordinates27°32′43″S 152°56′53″E / 27.5452°S 152.9480°E / -27.5452; 152.9480 (Sinnamon Park (centre of suburb))
Population6,419 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,140/km2 (5,540/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4073
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location14.0 km (9 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Jamboree Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Mount Ommaney
Federal division(s)Oxley
Suburbs around Sinnamon Park:
Jindalee Fig Tree Pocket Fig Tree Pocket
Mount Ommaney Sinnamon Park Seventeen Mile Rocks
Jamboree Heights
Sumner
Darra Seventeen Mile Rocks

Geography edit

Sinnamon Park is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) by road south-west of the Brisbane CBD.[4]

The suburb is bounded to the north by the median of the Brisbane River.[5] It is partly bounded to the east by the Jindalee Creek riparian zone and mostly to the west by the Western Freeway.[6]

The land use is residential.[6]

History edit

In 1879, the local government area of Yeerongpilly Division was created. In 1891, parts of Yeerongpilly Division were excised to create Sherwood Division becoming a Shire in 1903 which contained the area of Wolston Estate. In 1925, the Shire of Sherwood was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[7]

A portion of Sinnamon Park was formerly part of the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3,000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901.[8] Wolston Estate was the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named.[9] Only three of the farms sold at the original auction.[10]

The suburb of Sinnamon Park was officially named and bounded on 13 May 1989, with the land excised from the suburb of Seventeen Mile Rocks. Sinnamon Park is named for the pioneering Sinnamon family headed by James and Margaret Sinnamon.[3] The land occupied by Sinnamon Village retirement complex and the river flats east of the Centenary Freeway were formerly their family farm.[citation needed]

Demographics edit

In the 2011 census, the population of Sinnamon Park was 6,362, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.[11] The median age of the Sinnamon Park population was 39 years, 2 years above the Australian median. 61.1% of people living in Sinnamon Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 3%, India 2.7%, South Africa 2.5%, Vietnam 2.5%. 72.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.7% Vietnamese, 3% Mandarin, 2% Cantonese, 1.7% Hindi, 1.1% Persian (excluding Dari).[11]

In the 2016 census, Sinnamon Park had a population of 6,419 people.[1]

Heritage listings edit

Sinnamon Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education edit

There are no schools in Sinnamon Park. The nearest primary schools are Jindalee State School in neighbouring Jindalee to the north-west, Jamboree Heights State School in neighbouring Jamboree Heights to the south-west, and Darra State School in neighbouring Darra to the south. The nearest secondary school is Centenary State High School in Jindalee.[6]

Politics edit

The people of Sinnamon Park are represented in the Queensland Parliament by Jess Pugh, the ALP Member for Mount Ommaney.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sinnamon Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Jamboree Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sinnamon Park – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 44369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Brisbane GPO to Sinnamon Park". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe; Layer:Boundaries". Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ Fones, Ralph (1 January 1993). "Suburban conservatism in the Sherwood Shire 1891-1920". UQ eSpace. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Plan of the Wolston Estate". 1901. hdl:10462/deriv/252490. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "SALE OF WOLSTON ESTATE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVIII, no. 13, 651. Queensland, Australia. 12 October 1901. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF". The Queenslander. Vol. LXI, no. 1353. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1901. p. 780. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sinnamon Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 February 2013.  
  12. ^ "Sinnamon Farm (entry 600233)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Avondale". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Beechwood". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Glen Ross". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Seventeen Mile Rocks School". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Sinnamon Memorial Uniting Church (entry 600235)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Sinnamon Memorial Uniting Church". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

External links edit

  • "Sinnamon Park". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.