Sumner, Queensland
| Sumner Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Sumner | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°33′49″S 152°56′04″E / 27.5636°S 152.9344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 595 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 313/km2 (811/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4074 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18.5 km (11 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ryan | ||||||||||||||
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Sumner is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sumner had a population of 595 people.[1]
Geography
Sumner is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD.
Sumner is split between residential user in the west and the large industrial estate Sumner Park in the east.[3]
History
The western part of the original land holdings that became the Centenary Suburbs were part of the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901.[4] Wolston Estate is the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named.[5] Only three of the farms sold at the original auction.[6]
In 1879, the local government area of Yeerongpilly Division was created. In 1891, parts of Yeerongpilly Division were excised to create Sherwood Division becoming a Shire in 1903 which contained the area of Wolston Estate. In 1925, the Shire of Sherwood was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[7]
Sumner was developed as part of the Hooker Centenary Project in 1959.[8] It and the surrounding suburbs such as Jindalee are known as the Centenary Suburbs. It was officially named by the Queensland Government in 1969.[2]
At the 2011 census Sumner had a population of 539 people.[9]
In the 2016 census, Sumner had a population of 595 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Sumner. The nearest primary school is Middle Park State School in neighbouring Middle Park to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Centenary State High School in Jindalee to the north-east.[3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census the population of Sumner was 539, 48.4% female and 51.6% male.
The median age of the Sumner population was 29 years, 8 years below the Australian median.
61.6% of people living in Sumner were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.4%, England 4.4%, Sri Lanka 3.5%, India 2.8%, South Africa 2%.
75.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 2.6% Vietnamese, 2% Sinhalese, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.8% Arabic, 1.1% Maori (Cook Island).
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sumner (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Sumner – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 43381)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Plan of the Wolston Estate" (Document). 1901. hdl:10462/deriv/252490.
{{cite document}}: Cite document requires|publisher=(help) - ^ "SALE OF WOLSTON ESTATE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVIII, no. 13, 651. Queensland, Australia. 12 October 1901. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF". The Queenslander. Vol. LXI, no. 1353. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1901. p. 780. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Fones, Ralph (1 January 1993). "Suburban conservatism in the Sherwood Shire 1891-1920". UQ eSpace. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ “Town To Be Built”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1961. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sumner (Brisbane City) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
