Everton Hills | |||||||||||||
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 Bowman Park, Everton Hills | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:27°23′26″S152°58′21″E / 27.3905°S 152.9725°E /-27.3905; 152.9725 (Everton Hills (centre of suburb)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,673 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,022/km2 (5,240/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4053 | ||||||||||||
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Everton Hills is asuburb in theCity of Moreton Bay,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Everton Hills had a population of 6,673 people.[2]
Located in the north-west of theBrisbane metropolitan area, the suburb extends northwest fromEverton Park; this separation of suburbs is marked by a park called 'Boundary Park'. Everton Hills' southern boundary runs along theKedron Brook, separating it fromMitchelton. It is also located at the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. Informally it is part of theHills District.[4]
Everton Hills is situated in theYugarabul traditionalIndigenous Australian country.[5]
Everton Hills takes its name from its neighbouring suburb Everton Park which in turn was named after the residence of pioneer settler Ambrose McDowall, who named his residence afterEverton, a suburb inLiverpool, England.[3]
In the 1890s, the town ofBunyaville (27°23′25″S152°58′38″E / 27.3903°S 152.9772°E /-27.3903; 152.9772 (Bunyaville (formerly Kedron))) was located north of South Pine Road in the present-day suburbs of Everton Hills andEverton Park.[6][7] Until 1891, it was known asKedron afterKedron Brook which flows through the area.[8][9]
Bunyaville Baptist Church opened on Saturday 2 July 1932. It was on Timms Road (now in Everton Hills) on land donated by Arthur Timms with some financial assistance from theNewmarket Baptist Church. It was built "in a day" on Saturday 4 June 1932.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Later,[when?] it became known as the Everton Hills Baptist Church. Subsequently,[when?] the former baptist church building was relocated to the Hills Church at 79 Queens Road (27°23′12″S152°58′55″E / 27.3866°S 152.9820°E /-27.3866; 152.9820 (Former Bunyaville / Everton Hills Baptist Church building)).[18]
Prince of Peace Lutheran College opened on 3 January 1984.[19] The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church opened adjacent to the school in 1986, having been previously located in Maundrell Terrace,Chermside West.[20]
Until 2008, Everton Hills was in thePine Rivers Shire, when amalgamated into theMoreton Bay Region, now known as the City of Moreton Bay.[21]
In the2011 census, Everton Hills recorded a population of 5,812 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Everton Hills population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 81.5% of people living in Everton Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 0.8%, Philippines 0.8%, South Africa 0.8%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Afrikaans, 0.3% Vietnamese.[22]
In the2016 census, Everton Hills had a population of 5,938 people.[23]
In the2021 census, Everton Hills had a population of 6,673 people.[2]
Prince of Peace Lutheran College is a secondary (7-12) campus for boys and girls of the Prince of Peace Lutheran College at 25 Henderson Road (27°23′24″S152°57′58″E / 27.3900°S 152.9662°E /-27.3900; 152.9662 (Prince of Peace Lutheran College)).[24][25] The school's primary campus is in Everton Park. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 752 students with 57 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 66 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[26]
There are no government schools in Everton Hills. The nearest government primary schools areMcDowall State School in neighbouringMcDowall to the north-east,Grovely State School in neighbouringKeperra to the south-west, andEverton Park State School in neighbouring Everton Park to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools areMitchelton State High School in neighbouringMitchelton to the south,Everton Park State High School in neighbouring Everton Park to the south-east andAlbany Creek State High School inAlbany Creek to the north.[7]
Everton Hills contains numerous hardware and automotive services, which include hardware, glaziers, landscapers, mechanics and smash repairs. The area's major shopping centre,Brookside Shopping Centre, is in the adjacent suburbMitchelton, but here are also two convenience centres in Everton Hills; one in Camelia Avenue and another on Queens Road.[27]
Hills Church is at 79 Queens Road (27°23′12″S152°58′55″E / 27.3867°S 152.9819°E /-27.3867; 152.9819 (Hills Church)).[28] It is part of theWesleyan Methodist Church.[29]
The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is at 20 Rogers Parade West, adjacent to the Prince of Peace Lutheran School campus (27°23′30″S152°58′42″E / 27.3917°S 152.9782°E /-27.3917; 152.9782 (Prince of Peace Lutheran Church)).[30][31]
The suburb is home to the Hills DistrictPCYC.[32]
Tim Mander is the current sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Everton, having been elected at the 2012 Queensland state election by defeating Labor'sMurray Watt (the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer).[33] Everton Hills is in the FederalDivision of Dickson whichAli France of theAustralian Labor Party currently holds, having unseated the sitting member,Peter Dutton in the2025 Australian Federal Election .[34] Everton Hills is in Division 10 of the Moreton Bay City Council, held since 2016 by Matt Constance.[35]
