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Centenary Heights, Queensland

Centenary Heights Toowoomba, Queensland
Centenary Heights
Coordinates	27°35′10″S 151°57′43″E / 27.5861°S 151.9619°E / -27.5861; 151.9619 (Centenary Heights (centre of locality))
Population	6,152 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1,980/km2 (5,140/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	4.5 km (3 mi) SE of Toowoomba CBD 127 km (79 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Toowoomba South
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Centenary Heights: South Toowoomba South Toowoomba Rangeville Kearneys Spring Centenary Heights Rangeville Kearneys Spring Middle Ridge Middle Ridge

Centenary Heights is a residential localityofToowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Centenary Heights is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east from the central business district.^[2]

History[edit]

Previously part of Middle Ridge, the area was named Centenary Heights in 1960 in honour of the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.^[2]

Toowoomba Opportunity School (later Toowoomba Special School) opened on 26 January 1960 at 58 Ramsay Street (27°34′41″S 151°57′52″E / 27.5780°S 151.9644°E / -27.5780; 151.9644 (Toowoomba Opportunity/Special School (former))) on part of the site reserved for a new secondary school. The opportunity school had its origins in the special education ("opportunity classes") commenced at Toowoomba South State SchoolinSouth Toowoomba in 1923.^[3][4][5] The school officially closed on 12 December 1997,^[6] but the site continued to operate as the 2nd campus of the Clifford Park Special School (which had its main campus in Newtown).^[7] Since 2009, the site has been used as the Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre.^[8]

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.^[9][10]

Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968 at 60 Ramsay Street, adjacent to the special school.^[9][10]

Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.^[9][10]

Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.^[9][10]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2016 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.^[1]

Education[edit]

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (27°35′45″S 151°58′09″E / 27.5959°S 151.9692°E / -27.5959; 151.9692 (Gabbinbar State School)).^[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 386 students with 36 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).^[14] It includes a special education program.^[12][15]

St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 152 South Street (27°34′48″S 151°57′43″E / 27.5801°S 151.9620°E / -27.5801; 151.9620 (St Thomas More's Primary School)).^[12][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).^[14]

Martin Luther Primary School is a private primary (Prep–6) campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 402 Hume Street (27°35′29″S 151°57′16″E / 27.5915°S 151.9544°E / -27.5915; 151.9544 (Concordia Lutheran College)).^[12][17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).^[14]

Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street (27°34′46″S 151°57′49″E / 27.5794°S 151.9637°E / -27.5794; 151.9637 (Centenary Heights State High School)).^[12][18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,625 students with 131 teachers (123 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).^[14] It includes a special education program.^[12][19]

Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre (also known as the Denise Kalble campus) is a specific purpose secondary (7–12) school at 58 Ramsay Street (27°34′44″S 151°57′51″E / 27.5789°S 151.9642°E / -27.5789; 151.9642 (Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre)).^[12] It is for children who have disengaged from conventional schooling with the aim to re-engage the children with conventional schooling or vocational pathways.^[8][20][21]

Amenities[edit]

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Emmerson Park (27°35′07″S 151°58′04″E / 27.5853°S 151.9679°E / -27.5853; 151.9679 (Emmerson Park))^[22]
• Harwood Park (27°35′32″S 151°57′26″E / 27.5921°S 151.9573°E / -27.5921; 151.9573 (Harwood Park))^[22]

• Horner Reserve Park (27°35′05″S 151°57′32″E / 27.5847°S 151.9589°E / -27.5847; 151.9589 (Horner Reserve Park))^[22]

• Ravenscourt Street Park (27°34′52″S 151°57′19″E / 27.5812°S 151.9552°E / -27.5812; 151.9552 (Ravenscourt Street Park))^[22]

Emmerson Park has two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees.^[23]

Horners Reserve has one small park and a large town water storage reserve.^[24]

References[edit]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Centenary Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Centenary Heights, Queensland.

• "Centenary Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.