Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland
Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Tallebudgera Valley is an outer locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] It borders New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Tallebudgera Valley had a population of 1,762 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 28.1858°S 153.3627°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 60.1 km2 (23.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,762 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 29.32/km2 (75.93/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4228 | ||||||||||||
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Ingleside is a neighbourhood within Tallebudgera Valley (28.1658°S 153.3817°E).[4]
Geography
Tallebudgera Valley is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland along the Queensland/New South Wales border. In the far south west of the suburb the elevation rises to 800 m above sea level. This area is protected within Springbrook National Park.[citation needed]
Tallebudgera Valley has the following mountains:
- Bally Mountain (28.1740°S 153.3378°E) 489 metres (1,604 ft)[5][6]
- Boyds Butte (28.2317°S 153.3375°E) 581 metres (1,906 ft)[5][7]
- Little Bally Mountain (28.1695°S 153.3454°E) 372 metres (1,220 ft)[5][8]
- Mount Cougal (28.2365°S 153.3286°E) 715 metres (2,346 ft)[5][9]
- Mount Cougal (East Peak) (28.2368°S 153.3299°E) 694 metres (2,277 ft)[5][10]
- Mount Cougal (West Peak) (28.2360°S 153.3259°E) 724 metres (2,375 ft)[5][11]
- Mount Gannon (28.1998°S 153.3154°E) 633 metres (2,077 ft)[5][12]
- Tallebudgera Mountain (Durran) (28.2170°S 153.3594°E) 627 metres (2,057 ft)[5][13]
History
Westbury Provisional School opened in 21 Mar 1892, becoming Westbury State School on 1 January 1909. It was renamed Ingleside State School on 25 January 1926.[14]
Tallebudgera Upper State School opened in 1923 and closed circa 1942.[15] It was on the western side of Tallebudgera Creek Road (approx 28.20565°S 153.33389°E).[16][17]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Tallebudgera Valley recorded a population of 1,557 people, 49.2% female and 50.8% male.[18] The median age of the Tallebudgera Valley population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 74.3% of people living in Tallebudgera Valley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 5.5%, South Africa 0.9%, Netherlands 0.8%, Germany 0.6%. 89% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% French, 0.6% Dutch, 0.4% German, 0.3% Norwegian, 0.3% Maltese.[18]
In the 2016 census, Tallebudgera Valley had a population of 1,624 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, Tallebudgera Valley had a population of 1,762 people.[1]
Education
Ingleside State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 893 Tallebudgera Creek Road (28.1656°S 153.3814°E).[20][21][22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 109 students with 13 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[23]
There are no secondary schools in Tallebudgera Valley. The nearest government secondary school is Elanora State High School in Elanora to the north-east.[24]
Amenities
The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Ingleside State School, Tallebudgera Creek Road.[25]
