Willawong | |||||||||||||
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 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Willawong, 2022 | |||||||||||||
  Willawong Location in metropolitanBrisbane | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:27°35′39″S153°00′17″E / 27.5941°S 153.0047°E /-27.5941; 153.0047 (Willawong (centre of suburb)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 145 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.26/km2 (44.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4110 | ||||||||||||
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Willawong is an outer southernsuburb in theCity of Brisbane,Queensland, Australia.[4] In the2021 census, Willawong had a population of 145 people.[3]
Willawong is 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) by road south of theBrisbane GPO.[5]
The suburb's boundary is mostly defined by the course of the two creeks,Oxley Creek and Blunder Creek.[6] TheSydney–Brisbane rail corridor is aligned along the eastern edge of the suburb.[7]
The suburb of Willawong was officially created and named by theQueensland Places Names Board in 1970.Willawong is an Aboriginal word meaningthe junction of two creeks.[4][6]
During the1974 Brisbane flood, most of the suburb was inundated.[6] In 1983, local residents in Willawong and nearby suburbs began a campaign to stopsand mining in the area.[6]
Willawong once contained a toxic waste dump, which was closed in 1998.[8]
In the2011 census, Willawong had a population of 192 people, 45.8% female and 54.2% male. The median age of the Willawong population was 40 years, 3 years above the Australian median. 59.8% of people living in Willawong were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Taiwan 9.3%, Vietnam 5.2%, England 4.6%, Indonesia 2.6%, New Zealand 2.6%. 62.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 11.8% Vietnamese, 7.7% Mandarin, 1.5% Urdu, 1.5% Dutch, 1.5% Greek.[9]
In the2016 census, Willawong had a population of 177 people.[10]
In the2021 census, Willawong had a population of 145 people.[3]
There are no schools in Willawong. The nearest government primary schools areAcacia Ridge State School andWatson Road State School, both in neighbouringAcacia Ridge to the east,Durack State School in neighbouringDurack to the west, andInala State School inInala to the west. The nearest government secondary schools areGlenala State High School in Durack to the west andCalamvale Community College inCalamvale to the east.[7]
Brisbane City Council operates a resource recovery centre at 360 Sherbrooke Road (27°36′08″S153°00′20″E / 27.6021°S 153.0056°E /-27.6021; 153.0056 (Willawong resource recovery centre)). Residents can dispose of general waste, garden waste, and recyclables this centre.[11]
There is aTransport for Brisbane bus depot at 399 Sherbrooke Road. The 6-hectare (15-acre) site is Brisbane's largest bus depot and can accommodate over 200 buses with facilities for refueling, vehicle maintenance, administration, and staff facilitities for car parking and recreation.[12][13]
The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is at 174 Learoyd Road (27°35′53″S153°01′37″E / 27.5980°S 153.0270°E /-27.5980; 153.0270 (Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses)).[14]
Congregational Christian Church of Samoa is at 228 Learoyd Road (27°35′50″S153°01′21″E / 27.5973°S 153.0224°E /-27.5973; 153.0224 (Congregational Christian Church of Samoa)). It is also known as EFKS Southwest Brisbane, where EFKS is an abbreviation ofEkalesia Fa'apotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa, which translates as Congregational Christian Church of Samoa. Over the entrance door are the Samoan wordsPuna O Le Olataga which translate asSource of Salvation.[15]
Despite its name, the Archerfield Wetlands is a 150-hectare (370-acre) greenspace precinct within the suburbs ofDurack, Willawong,Rocklea, andOxley in theOxley Creek corridor. It borders theArcherfield Airport. The main entry point to the wetlands is via the Archerfield Wetlands District Park at 455 Bowhill Road,Durack. The district park replaces the former Inala wastewater treatment plant and has a number of indoor and outdoor community spaces, playgrounds with water features, and picnic and barbeque facilities. It is also the start of a number of walking and cycling trails through the larger wetlands.[16][17]
