Bundamba is a
suburb
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of
Ipswich
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in the
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Ci ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Bundamba had a population of 6,542 people.
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Geography
The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
enters the suburb at its north-eastern corner ( Riverview) and then forms the eastern part of the suburb's northern boundary before crossing the river to the north (Karalee
Karalee is a rural residential suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Karalee had a population of 5,521 people.
Geography
The suburb of Karalee is bordered by Brisbane River to the north and north-east and by ...
).
The suburb is mostly bounded to west by Bundamba Creek, which becomes a tributary of the Bremer River at the suburb's north-western corner ().
Ipswich Racecourse (formerly known as Bundamba Racecourse) is in the south-west of the suburb at 219 Brisbane Road ().
Brisbane Road enters the suburb from the east (Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (; ) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a ...
) and exits to the west ( Booval). The Main Line railway
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runs just to the north of Brisbane Road, entering the east ( Dinmore), forming part of the eastern boundary with Ebbw Vale, then traverses the suburb exiting to the west ( North Booval / Booval). The suburb is served by the Bundamba railway station
Bundamba railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bundamba in the City of Ipswich. To the west of the station, the Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line branches off.
History
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(). The Swanbank railway line
The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line was a branch line off the Main Line railway near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built to convey coal from the Bundamba and Redbank areas of the Ipswich coalfields. The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line ran gener ...
splits from the main track at Bundamba railway station to serve the Swanbank Power Station
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank, Queensland, Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. The original power station was coal fired, but the site has since moved to gas. By 2007 the site had consisted of the highly effi ...
in Swanbank to the south with Bundamba Racecourse railway station just across the suburb boundary in Booval () serving the racecourse.
The Cunningham Highway
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forms a small section of the suburb's south-eastern boundary ( New Chum).
Bundamba has the following hills:
* Bergins Hill () above sea level
* Station Hill () above sea level
which are the focal point for two neighbourhoods within the suburb:
* Bergins Hill ()
* Station Hill ()
The suburb consists of residential and industrial areas, with a variety of shops lining Brisbane Road. There is grazing
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on land near the river in the north of the suburb.
History
The origin of the name ''Bundamba'' is from the Ugarapul language meaning ''place of the stone axe''. It was initially written as ''Bundumba'', then ''Bundanba'', and then on 30 January 1932, the name was officially standardised as ''Bundamba''.
The name ''Bergins'' may refer to either Denis Bergin or Thomas Bergin. Denis Bergin was the publican of the Prince Alfred Hotel at Bundamba; he was also a prospector and the Bergin coal seam is named after him. Thomas Bergin was a bailiff who lived in the area.
A Primitive Methodist Church opened on Monday 31 July 1865 in Mr Seymour's paddock.
Bundamba Lower State School opened on 7 February 1873. In 1913 it was renamed Bundamba State School.
Bundamba Upper State School opened on 2 February 1874. In 1909. it was renamed Ripley State School. It closed in 1930 due to low student numbers. It was at 1166-1176 Ripley Road in present-day South Ripley.
From the 1880s, the Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line was progressively developed to provide a series of railway sidings serving the coal mines in the area.
In December 1895 the Anglican Diocese's architect John Buckeridge
John Buckeridge (c. 1562 – 23 May 1631) was an English churchman and theologian.
Biography
John Buckeridge was born c. 1562 in Draycot Foliat, the son of William Buckeridge of Draycot Foliat and his wife Elizabeth Buckeridge (née Kibblew ...
called for tenders to erect the Church of All Saints in Bundanba. The land was donated by Miss Ferrett and Mr Harry Ferrett. Bishop
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William Webber laid the foundation stone on Friday 24 January 1896. Bishop Webber opened and dedicated the new church on Saturday 16 May 1896. In April 1897 Harry Ferrett was married in the church. In 1913 the church building was moved by rolling it on beer barrels to Silkstone
Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone. The parish includes the village of Sil ...
. In 1930 it was moved again on a flat-top lorry to its current location in Booval. A new church hall for All Saints' Anglican Church was opened in Booval on Sunday 10 May 1930. The second All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated in Booval in 1983.
Bundamba State High School opened on 27 January 1970 and was renamed Bundamba State Secondary College on 1 January 2003.
At some time after 1980, Bundamba Uniting Church and Blackstone Uniting Church joined Trinity Uniting Church in North Booval which was then renamed Trinity Ipswich Uniting Church.
Motivated by the Millennium drought
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The drought affected most of southern Australia, including its largest cities and largest agricul ...
, the Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant commenced construction in September 2006 and was completed in June 2008. It was built as part of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project
The Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme, a recycled water project, is located in the South East region of Queensland in Australia. The scheme is managed by Seqwater and forms a key part of the SEQ Water Grid constructed by the Queensland Gov ...
. Its purpose was to supply purified recycled water for use in the Swanbank Power Station
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank, Queensland, Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. The original power station was coal fired, but the site has since moved to gas. By 2007 the site had consisted of the highly effi ...
which had previously drawn its water from the Wivenhoe Dam
Wivenhoe Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway across the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam takes it names from the local Wivenhoe Pocket rural community. The dam wall is located abou ...
, competing with the supply of drinking water.
Demographics
In the , Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people.
In the , Bundamba had a population of 6,542 people.
Education
Bundamba State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 221 Brisbane Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 551 students with 44 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
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program.
Bundamba State Secondary College
Bundamba State Secondary College is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Ipswich suburb of Bundamba, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 879 students and a teaching s ...
is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 15a Naomai Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 897 students with 86 teachers (83 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program and an intensive English language program.
Bundamba has a campus of TAFE Queensland
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Established in 1882, TAFE Queensland is one of Australia's largest education providers with 120,00 ...
(formerly known as The Bremer Institute of TAFE
The Bremer Institute of TAFE was a training provider in Queensland, Australia. It had six campuses, located at Bundamba, Goodna, Ipswich, Inala, Springfield and Boonah.
The Bremer was one of Australia's Technical and Further Education (TAFE ...
) at 22 Byrne Street (). It delivers post-secondary practical vocational training.
Bundamba has a campus of the Queensland Pathways State College on the corner of Mary and Byrne Streets on the TAFE campus (). The college is a secondary (10-12) school for boys and girls, which seeks to retain students in school who have difficulties in engaging with mainstream secondary education. The college has its headquarters in Coorparoo
Coorparoo ( ) is a suburb in the inner City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coorparoo had a population of 18,132 people.
Geography
Coorparoo is by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. It borders Camp Hill, Holland Park, Ston ...
, Brisbane
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.
Bundamba has a campus of the YMCA Vocational School at the corner of River Road and Mary Street on the TAFE campus (). It is a private secondary (8-12) facility for boys and girls with a focus on vocational training for marginalised or disadvantaged The school has its headquarters at Kingston
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in Logan City
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.
Facilities
Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant is a sewage treatment plant at 5 Hanlon Street () in the north of the suburb near the Bremer River. It supplies purified recycled water to the Swanbank Power Station through a pipeline.
Bundamba Fire Station is at 61 Brisbane Road ().
Amenities
Sports facilities in the suburb include:
*Ipswich Knights Soccer Club
Ipswich Knights Football Club is an Australian association football, soccer club from Ipswich, Queensland. The Ipswich Knights were formed in 1998 and was an amalgamation of two Ipswich clubs, the Bundamba-based "Coalstars" and the Ebbw Vale-bas ...
at 254 Brisbane Street (coord, -27.6107, 152.8011, type:landmark_region:AU-QLD, name=Ipswich Knights Soccer Club)
*Bundamba Gym & Swim Centre at 256 Brisbane Road ()
*Sport centre at 21 Agnes Street () offering roller skating
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and rebound volleyball
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Alf Kalamafoni Park ()
* Alfred Seymour Park ()
* Ann Street Reserve ()
* Betty Bork Park ()
* Bill Austin Park ()
* Bundamba Memorial Park ()
* Bundamba Swim Centre ()
* Jack Barkley Park ()
* Len & Susan Miller Park ()
* Lorikeet Street Reserve ()
* Muller Park ()
* Norm Brown Park ()
* Quinn Court Reserve ()
* Rotary Park ()
* Thomas Purnell Park ()
* Tite Family Park ()
* Tom Easterbrook Park ()
Attractions
Steam trains operated by Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
The Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway is located near Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia and runs through the former West Moreton pioneering coal fields. It was first opened in 1881 by colliery proprietor and politician Lewis Thom ...
runs tourist services between Bundamba Racecourse railway station and Swanbank station.
Transport
Bundamba railway station
Bundamba railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bundamba in the City of Ipswich. To the west of the station, the Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line branches off.
History
From 8 January 2024 unt ...
provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network
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services to Brisbane, Ipswich
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and Rosewood
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via Ipswich.
Education references
External links
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{{Ipswich City
Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland