Priestdale is a
suburb
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in the north-east of the
City of Logan
The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Priestdale had a population of 160 people.
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Geography
Priestdale is bounded to the north-west by Priest Gully (a creek), to the north by Priestdale Road, and to the east by Ford Road.rural residential
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blocks in the north and north-east. The south and west are undeveloped.koalas
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.
History
The creek Priest's Gully was named during surveys in the early 1860s but the origin of the name is unclear. In 1912 there was a pastoral property called ''Priestdale'' of on the western branch of Tingalpa Creek
Tingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland. It flows along Brisbane's south east boundary with Redland City Council. On early maps the creek was called both Tunim Creek and Tangulba Creek.
The waterway serves as important wildlife cor ...
. In 1916 there was a subdivision called ''Priestdale Lagoons'' which created 50 farms of , advertised as having good timber and ideal for farming fruit, such as pineapples
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The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many cent ...
, bananas
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, pawpaw and custard apples.
On 31 March 1979, the area was officially named and bounded as a locality
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by the Queensland Place Names Board
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. It was redesignated a suburb on 31 August 1991.
Demographics
In the , Priestdale had a population of 124 people, 47.6% female and 52.4% male. The median age of the Priestdale population was 43 years of age, 6 years above the Australian median of 37. 77.3% of people living in Priestdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were South Africa 3.9%, England 2.3%, Hong Kong 2.3%, Canada 2.3%, New Zealand 2.3%. 92.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 4.8% Mandarin.
Education
There are no schools in Priestdale. The nearest government primary school is Rochedale South State School in neighbouring Rochedale South
Rochedale South is the most northern residential suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rochedale South had a population of 15,228 people.
Geography
Its northern boundaries of Priestdale and Underwood Road form the bound ...
to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Rochedale State High School in neighbouring Rochedale to the north-west and Springwood State High School
Springwood State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Logan City suburb of Springwood, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 549 students and a teaching s ...
in neighbouring Springwood to the south-west.
Amenities
The Chung Tian Temple of Fo Guang Shan
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is 1034 Underwood Road (). The temple is for the practice of Humanistic Buddhism
Humanistic Buddhism () is a modern philosophy practiced by Buddhist groups originating from Chinese Buddhism which places an emphasis on integrating Buddhist practices into everyday life and shifting the focus of ritual from the dead to the l ...
(the integration of Buddhism into everyday life) and is committed to multicultural diversity and multi-faith harmony. Events and education sessions are held. There are areas for mediation and study. There is a museum, art gallery and a tea room.
References
External links
Map of Logan city showing Priestdale
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Logan City