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词条 Alexandra Hills, Queensland
释义

  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Demographics

  4. Education

      Alexandra Hills State High School    Notable alumni  

  5. Commercial

  6. Sporting Clubs

  7. Parks, bushland and recreation

  8. Alex Hills Hotel

  9. Amenities

  10. References

  11. External links

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2019}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}{{redirect-distinguish|Alexandra Hills|Alexandra Hill|Alexander Hills|Alexander Hill (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Alexandra Hills
| city = Redland City
| state = Qld
| image = Alexandra Hills hotel 1.jpg
| caption = Alexandra Hills hotel, 2013
| fedgov = Bowman
| stategov = Capalaba
| stategov2= Redlands
| lga = Redland City
| postcode = 4161
| pop = 16,728
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| dist1 = 22
| location1= Brisbane GPO
| near-nw = Birkdale
| near-n = Wellington Point
| near-ne = Ormiston
| near-w = Capalaba
| near-e = Cleveland
| near-sw = Capalaba
| near-s = Thornlands
| near-se = Thornlands
}}Alexandra Hills is a locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Geography

Alexandra Hills sits between two major areas of Redlands, with Cleveland to the east and Capalaba to the west. Alexandra Hills itself is notable as the only enclaved suburb of the largely coastal Redland City.

History

Alexandra Hills State School opened on 28 January 1975.[3]

St Anthony's School opened on 1 January 1980.[4]

Vienna Woods State School opened on 29 January 1985. [5]

Alexandra Hills State High School opened on 27 January 1987.[3]

Hilliard State School opened on 29 January 1991.[6]

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Alexandra Hills recorded a population of 16,728 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male.[1] The median age of the Alexandra Hills population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 77% of people living in Alexandra Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.8%, England 4.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%. 91.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% German, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish.[1]

Education

  • Alexandra Hills State High School
  • Alexandra Hills State School
  • Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
  • Hilliard State School
  • Vienna Woods State School
  • St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Alexandra Hills State High School

Alexandra Hills State High School is located on Windemere Road and is adjacent to the TAFE. The school is the home of 136 Army Cadet Unit - City of Redlands. Until 2010, it was the largest school in the City of Redland but rapid growth of enrolments at Cleveland District State High School have put Alexandra Hills into 2nd place since 2011.[7]

Notable alumni

  • Two members of The Grates, an ACRA-nominated Indie band, were students;
  • Brad Gustafson, a producer for Seven Network's Australia's Front Line.

Graeme Duckham, international and local award-winning television producer. Among his many credits is the multi Logie winning television series Better Homes and Gardens. Graeme was the originating producer of BH&G., a world first in Masthead television.

Commercial

  • Valantine Shop
  • The Red Shop
  • Alexandra Hills Shopping Centre
  • IGA X-Press
  • Brisbane Stone Render
  • Quick Fit Gym and Tyre fitting
  • Hungry Jack's
  • Red Rooster
  • Aldi
  • The Hills Montessori Long Day Care Centre

Sporting Clubs

  • Alexandra Hills Bombers Australian Rules Football Club
  • Alexandra Hills Cricket Club
  • Meteors Netball Club

Parks, bushland and recreation

  • Windemere Road Park
  • Coolwinpin Creek
  • Valantine Park
  • Community Centre
  • Keith Surridge Oval
  • Hanover Drive Park
  • George Street Park

Windemere Road Park is the most developed park in Alexandra Hills. The most recent{{When|date=February 2011}} addition has been a climbing wall. It also hosts a flying fox, skate/bike bowl, basketball court and an off the leash area for dogs. The park itself stretches from Windemere Road to Cumberland Drive.

The George Street and Hanover Drive Parks also have dog offleash areas and there is a trial area in Valantine Park.

Alex Hills Hotel

Alexandra Hills is also home to the popular McGuire's owned venue 'The Alexandra Hills Hotel' or colloquially known as 'The Alex'. The hotel is situated on the outer edges of Alexandra Hills almost bordering nearby suburbs Wellington Point and Cleveland. The hotel is also home to the 'Squeeze Club', a weekend nightclub commonly referred to as 'The Pit'. It is located on the top level of the Hotel.

Amenities

The Redland City Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Bluebell Street Shops.[8]

References

1. ^{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30020|name=Alexandra Hills (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2013-01-20}}
2. ^{{cite QPN|43626|Alexandra Hills|accessdate=15 March 2014}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/index.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools (A)|last=|first=|date=1 August 2013|website=Queensland Government Department of Education and Training|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 January 2018}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/s.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools (S)|last=|first=|date=3 February 2014|website=Queensland Government Department of Education and Training|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 January 2018}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/u.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools (U-W)|website=education.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-01-19}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/h.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools (H)|last=|first=|date=16 August 2013|website=Queensland Government Department of Education and Training|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 January 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=State school enrolments|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-school-enrolments|website=Queensland Government data|publisher=Queensland Government|accessdate=26 September 2014}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20168/libraries_opening_hours_and_locations/306/mobile_library|title=Mobile Library|last=|first=|date=|website=Redland City Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130143850/https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20168/libraries_opening_hours_and_locations/306/mobile_library|archive-date=31 January 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=31 January 2018}}

External links

{{Commons category|Alexandra Hills, Queensland}}
  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Alexandra Hills
{{coord|-27.5228|153.2205|display=title|region:AU-QLD_type:city|name=Alexandra Hills|format=dms}}{{Redland City}}

1 : Suburbs of Redland City

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