Augustine Heights | |||||||||||||
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| Park along Christopher Street, 2016 | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Augustine Heights | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°39′38″S152°52′59″E / 27.6605°S 152.8830°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 19 September 2003 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 6,088 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,194/km2 (3,092/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4300 | ||||||||||||
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Augustine Heights is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Augustine Heights had a population of 6,088 people. [1]
Augustine Heights is one of the suburbs created within Greater Springfield, Australia's largest master-planned community. [3] It was officially named and bounded on 19 September 2003. [2]
St Augustine's College opened on 29 January 2003. [4] On 28 July 2003, St Stephen's Catholic Church at Laravale was relocated to the college where it now serves as St Monica's Chapel ( 27°39′41″S152°53′15″E / 27.6613°S 152.8874°E ) for use both by the school and as a church for the wider community. [5] It was originally opened in Laravale on Sunday 18 February 1923 by Archbishop James Duhig in the presence of 400 people. [6] [7] [8] St Augustine's College was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop John Battersby on 31 August 2003. [5]
Augusta State School opened on 1 January 2011. It was originally to be called Augustine Heights State School. [9]
Woogaroo Creek State School opened in January 2023. [10]
In the 2016 census, Augustine Heights had a population of 4,880 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Augustine Heights had a population of 6,088 people. [1]
Augusta State School is a government co-educational primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school at 60-100 Brittains Road ( 27°39′21″S152°52′35″E / 27.6558°S 152.8765°E ). [12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,017 students with 73 teachers (65 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). [14] It includes a special education program. [12]
Woogaroo Creek State School is a government co-educational primary school (Prep to Year 6) at 12 Purser Road ( 27°39′21″S152°52′35″E / 27.6558°S 152.8765°E ). [10] [15] In 2024, the school had an enrolment of 95 children with 10 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). [16]
St Augustine's College is a Catholic co-educational primary and secondary (Prep to Year 12) school at St Augustine's Drive ( 27°39′33″S152°53′13″E / 27.6591°S 152.8870°E ). [12] [17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,418 students with 99 teachers (92 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff (51 full-time equivalent). [14]
There are no government secondary schools in Augustine Heights. The nearest government secondary school is Redbank Plains State High School in neighbouring Redbank Plains to the west. [18]