Andergrove, Queensland

Andergrove is a northern urban locality in Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Andergrove had a population of 9,419 people.[3]

Andergrove
Mackay, Queensland
Andergrove is located in Queensland
Andergrove
Andergrove
Coordinates21.0930°S 149.1855°E / -21.0930; 149.1855
Population9,924 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4740
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mackay
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Andergrove:
Blacks Beach Blacks Beach Slade Point
Beaconsfield Andergrove Mackay Harbour
Mount Pleasant North Mackay North Mackay

Geography

Andergrove has been steadily growing as a suburban community since 1990s and the housing stock is mostly low-set brick homes.[4]

History

Andergrove State School opened on 21 February 1939.[5]

Pioneer State High School opened on 28 January 1986. At that time, Andergrove was in the Pioneer Shire, which was amalgamated into City of Mackay in 1994.[5][6]

MacKillop Catholic Primary School opened in 1995.[7]

In the 2011 census, Andergove had a population of 9,372 people.[8]

In the 2016 census, Andergrove had a population of 9,419 people.[3]

Education

Andergrove State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Fernleigh Avenue (21.0862°S 149.1882°E / -21.0862; 149.1882 (Andergrove State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 368 students with 35 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9]

Pioneer State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Bedford Road (21.0958°S 149.1806°E / -21.0958; 149.1806 (Pioneer State High School)).[9][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 560 students with 56 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9][13]

MacKillop Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 20 Nadarmi Drive (21.0811°S 149.1855°E / -21.0811; 149.1855 (MacKillop Catholic Primary School)).[9][14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 234 students with 17 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[11]

Amenities

Northside Mackay Uniting Church is at 244-246 Bedford Road (21.0921°S 149.1817°E / -21.0921; 149.1817 (Northside Mackay Uniting Church)).[15][16]

Mackay Church of Christ is at 65 Beaconsfield Rd East (21.1093°S 149.1739°E / -21.1093; 149.1739 (Mackay Church of Christ)).[17][18][19]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Andergrove (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Andergrove – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Andergrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Andergrove". Suburbs and parks. Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. "Andergrove". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Andergrove(SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Andergrove State School". Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "Pioneer State High School". Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. "Pioneer SHS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. "MacKillop Catholic Primary School". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  15. "Northside Mackay & Seaforth Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  16. "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  17. "Mackay Church of Christ". Mackay Church of Christ. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  18. Blake, Thom. "Mackay Church of Christ". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  19. Google (2 March 2022). "Mackay Church of Christ" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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