Andergrove
Mackay, Queensland
Andergrove is located in Queensland
Andergrove
Andergrove
Coordinates21°05′35″S 149°11′08″E / 21.0930°S 149.1855°E / -21.0930; 149.1855
Population9,924 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4740
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mackay
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Andergrove:
Blacks Beach Blacks Beach Slade Point
Beaconsfield Andergrove Mackay Harbour
Mount Pleasant North Mackay North Mackay

Andergrove is a northern urban locality in Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Andergrove had a population of 9,419 people.[3]

Geography

Andergrove has been steadily growing as a suburban community since 1990s and the housing stock is mostly low-set brick homes.[4]

History

Andergrove State School opened on 21 February 1939.[5]

Pioneer State High School opened on 28 January 1986. At that time, Andergrove was in the Pioneer Shire, which was amalgamated into City of Mackay in 1994.[5][6]

MacKillop Catholic Primary School opened in 1995.[7]

In the 2011 census, Andergove had a population of 9,372 people.[8]

In the 2016 census, Andergrove had a population of 9,419 people.[3]

Education

Andergrove State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Fernleigh Avenue (21°05′10″S 149°11′18″E / 21.0862°S 149.1882°E / -21.0862; 149.1882 (Andergrove State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 368 students with 35 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9]

Pioneer State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Bedford Road (21°05′45″S 149°10′50″E / 21.0958°S 149.1806°E / -21.0958; 149.1806 (Pioneer State High School)).[9][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 560 students with 56 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9][13]

MacKillop Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 20 Nadarmi Drive (21°04′52″S 149°11′08″E / 21.0811°S 149.1855°E / -21.0811; 149.1855 (MacKillop Catholic Primary School)).[9][14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 234 students with 17 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[11]

Amenities

Northside Mackay Uniting Church is at 244-246 Bedford Road (21°05′32″S 149°10′54″E / 21.0921°S 149.1817°E / -21.0921; 149.1817 (Northside Mackay Uniting Church)).[15][16]

Mackay Church of Christ is at 65 Beaconsfield Rd East (21°06′33″S 149°10′26″E / 21.1093°S 149.1739°E / -21.1093; 149.1739 (Mackay Church of Christ)).[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Andergrove (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Andergrove – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Andergrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Andergrove". Suburbs and parks. Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Andergrove". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Andergrove(SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ a b c d e "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Andergrove State School". Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Pioneer State High School". Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Pioneer SHS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "MacKillop Catholic Primary School". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Northside Mackay & Seaforth Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Mackay Church of Christ". Mackay Church of Christ. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  18. ^ Blake, Thom. "Mackay Church of Christ". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  19. ^ Google (2 March 2022). "Mackay Church of Christ" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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