Stafford Heights is 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) north of the Brisbane GPO by road.[5]
Stafford Heights is generally hilly, and has one major waterway, Downfall Creek. Stafford Heights is north of Stafford.
History
Real estate map of Kedron View Estate (mostly now within Stafford Heights), circa 1914
Stafford Heights is named because it is on higher ground than its neighbouring Stafford. The Heights name was used locally as a neighbourhood name from the 1950s, but it became a gazetted suburb in 1975. Stafford was a name adopted by local consent in 1885–1886, after Staffordshire in England.[4]
Stafford Heights State School opened on 3 April 1956.[6]
Somerset Hills State School opened on 24 January 1966.[6]
Somerset Hills Estate, a subdivision of 243 lots was drawn in 1950 by Clem Jones Pty Ltd; Somerset Hills State School was likely named after this estate.[7]
A small part of north-east Stafford Heights is part of Paramount Estate, a plan which involved naming the streets after the last names of actors at around the 1970s.[example needed] The majority of Paramount Estate lies in McDowall.[citation needed]
Since the 1970s, the population of this suburb has been slow declining, as is shown by the census figures for population.[citation needed][dubious – discuss]
In 2002, Queen of Apostles Catholic Primary School opened its lower campus for younger students. Its original "upper" campus opened on 30 January 1962 in Stafford to the south.[6][8][9]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the population of Stafford Heights was 6,780, 51.8% female and 48.2% male. The median age of the Stafford Heights population was 38 years, 1 year above the Australian median. 76.9% of people living in Stafford Heights were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 2.6%, Italy 1.7%, Philippines 1%, India 0.5%. 84.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.9% Italian, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Arabic.[citation needed]
In the 2016 census, Stafford Heights had a population of 6,833 people.[1]
Somerset Hills State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Webster Road and Kitchener Road (27°23′52″S153°01′08″E / 27.3979°S 153.0190°E / -27.3979; 153.0190 (Somerset Hills State School)).[10][13] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 114 students with 16 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[12][10] Students experience inclusive education when they can access and fully participate in learning, alongside their similar-aged peers, supported by reasonable adjustments and teaching strategies tailored to meet their individual needs.
Queen of Apostles Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls. The school has two campuses. The lower campus (Prep-2) is at 46 Chuter Street in Stafford Heights (27°23′35″S153°00′28″E / 27.3931°S 153.0079°E / -27.3931; 153.0079 (Queen of Apostles Primary School (lower campus))), while the upper campus (3-6) is at 10 Thuruna Street in neighbouring Stafford to the south.[14][15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 486 students with 40 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[16]
^"School Profile". Queen of Apostles Catholic Primary School. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^"Queen of Apostles School"(PDF). Queen of Apostles Catholic Primary School. Archived(PDF) from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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