Sumner, Queensland

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]

Sumner
Brisbane, Queensland
Spine Street during the 2011 floods
Sumner is located in Queensland
Sumner
Sumner
Coordinates27.5636°S 152.9344°E / -27.5636; 152.9344 (Sumner (centre of suburb))
Population595 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density313/km2 (811/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4074
Area1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location18.5 km (11 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Ryan
Suburbs around Sumner:
Middle Park Jamboree Heights Sinnamon Park
Riverhills Sumner Darra
Wacol Wacol Darra

Geography

Sumner is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD.

Sumner is split between residential use 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] The name came from Sumner Road, which marks the northern boundary.[9] Sumner was a lawyer who visited his property at the end of Sumner Road on the weekends.[9]

Centenary Memorial Gardens was established in 2001.[10]

Spine Street flooded, 12 January 2011

Parts of Sumner were flooded in the 2011 Brisbane floods.[11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population of Sumner was 539, 48.4% female and 51.6% male.[12] 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).[12]

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]

Facilities

Centenary Memorial Gardens is a crematorium and cemetery on a 40-acre (16 ha) site at 353 Wacol Station Road (27.5666°S 152.9249°E / -27.5666; 152.9249 (Centenary Memorial Gardens)).[13][14]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sumner (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Sumner – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 43381)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Plan of the Wolston Estate" (1901) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Town To Be Built", The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1961. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. Roberts, Beryl (2013). Naming Brisbane: Origins of Brisbane's Suburb & Locality Names. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-9872315-2-9. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. "About Centenary Memorial Gardens". Centenary Memorial Gardens. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. "Sumner: Queensland floods one year on". ABC News. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sumner (Brisbane City) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  13. "Centenary Memorial Gardens". Centenary Memorial Gardens. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  14. "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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