Thornlands is a coastal residential
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in the
City of Redland
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, Australia.
In the , Thornlands had a population of 19,263 people.
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Geography
Thornlands is located approximately by road south-east Brisbane
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, the capital of the Queensland.
Major access to Thornlands is provided by Boundary Road, Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, or Wellington Street.
It is predominantly used for residential purposes, but some parts in the south of the locality are still used for farming.
The area is now primarily suburban residences, with the southern parts rural residences, comprising larger land blocks. The population is growing rapidly due to new housing developments.
History
Thornlands began as part of the area then encompassed by Cleveland
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, and was leased (along with most of the land between Ormiston
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The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 173 ...
and the Logan River
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), to Joseph Clarke. He relinquished his lease in 1858, allowing small farmers to settle in the area.[Redland City Council, "History of Thornlands", 2018. ]
The area took the name Thornlands after George Thorn, a major landholder in the area, whose lands were subdivided around 1900. The area was settled, like the surrounding suburbs, primarily by farmers, mostly growing fruit such as citrus, bananas and mangoes.
Thornlands State School opened on 1 November 1910 with 14 students under teacher Miss M. Fielding.
Redland District Special School opened on 15 November 1975.
The Nazarene Bible College was established on an site by the Church of the Nazarene. It opened on 8 March 1976 with eight students with a focus on training for the ministry of the church. The college had originally commenced operation in 1953 in Thornleigh
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, Sydney
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, but was unable to afford the cost of necessary renovations to that site, so the college decided to relocate to Thornlands. In 1992 the college decided to seek accreditation as a tertiary education provider and in 1993 renamed the college Nazarene Theological College as more appropriate to its wider mission.
Redlands Luthern Primary School (also known as Faith Primary School) opened on 24 January 1982 on land in Link Road, Victoria Point, donated by Wally Hauser. It was established by three Lutheran
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congregations from Cleveland
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, Redland Bay
Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redland Bay had a population of 17,056 people.
Since the first European settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, Redland Bay has remained a f ...
and Mount Cotton. There were 63 students in Years 1 to 4 with three teachers in the school's first year, expanding to offering Years 1 to 7 by the school's third year of operation. The primary school had expected to become a feeder school to the Redeemer Lutheran College
Redeemer Lutheran College is a co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school in Rochedale, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1980 by Robin Kleinschmidt and other Lutherans in the south of Brisbane, the College currently educat ...
, but when that was not possible, it was decided to expand the school to also offer secondary education. Land on Beveridge Road in Thornlands was purchased and the secondary campus of the renamed Faith Lutheran College, Redlands
Faith Lutheran College Redlands (often abbreviated as ''FLCR''), Queensland, Australia, is an independent co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school located on two campuses in Victoria Point (Junior School) and Thornlands (Middle and ...
opened on 28 January 2003. The first group of Year 12s graduated in November 2007.
Carmel College was established on 23 January 1993 by Brisbane Catholic Education, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
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Part of the ...
. It replaced Mount Carmel Catholic Secondary School College which opened in Wynnum
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in 1957 and closed on 31 December 1992.
Bay View State School opened in 2010. It was known as Thornlands South State School during the planning phase.
Demographics
In the , Thornlands had a population of 10,520 people, with the majority of these of working age.
In the , Thornlands had a population of 12,807 people, 51% female and 49% male. The average age of the Thornlands population was 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian average. 70.2% of people living in Thornlands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 9.2%, New Zealand 5.6%, South Africa 2.1%, Scotland 1.2%, Finland 0.6%. 91% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.6% Finnish, 0.4% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Italian.
In the , Thornlands had a population of 14,694 people.
In the , Thornlands had a population of 19,263 people.
Education
Thornlands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Panorama Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 741 students with 55 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...
program.
Bay View State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 77 Ziegenfusz Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 746 students with 53 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
Redland District Special School is a special education primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 51-53 Panorama Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 136 students with 42 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).
Faith Lutheran College (Beveridge Road campus) is a private secondary (7-12) campus of Faith Lutheran College at 15 Beveridge Road ().
Carmel College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 20 Ziegenfusz Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,124 students with 86 teachers (84 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).
There are no government secondary schools in Thornlands. The nearest government secondary schools are Cleveland District State High School
Cleveland District State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school based in Cleveland in the local government area of Redland City in Queensland, Australia. As of August 2023, the school had a total enrolment of 2,254 s ...
in neighbouring Cleveland
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to the north and Victoria Point State High School in neighbouring Victoria Point to the south-east.
Nazarene Theological College is a theological college
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in the Wesleyan tradition at 40 Woodlands Drive. It offers tertiary education in theology, including preparation for the ministry in the Church of the Nazarene
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The denomination has its headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas. and it ...
. It is open to students of other Christian denominations.
Amenities
Major features of Thornlands include:
* Redlands District Rugby League Football Club
*Pinklands Netball
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and Pony Club
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