Bray Park, Queensland

Bray Park
Moreton Bay, Queensland

A suburban street in Bray Park
Coordinates 27°17′34″S 152°57′44″E / 27.29278°S 152.96222°E / -27.29278; 152.96222 (Bray Park, Queensland)Coordinates: 27°17′34″S 152°57′44″E / 27.29278°S 152.96222°E / -27.29278; 152.96222 (Bray Park, Queensland)
Population 10,002 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 2,227.6/km2 (5,770/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4500
Area 4.49 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location 23 km (14 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Bray Park:
Lawnton Lawnton Lawnton
Warner Bray Park Strathpine
Warner Strathpine Strathpine

Bray Park is a suburb of Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is named after John Bray, a former Shire councillor.[3] Bray Park is bounded by Four Mile Creek in the south, the Caboolture railway line in the east, Francis Road in the north, and Old North Road in the west.

Bray Park is on the Caboolture line of the Queensland Rail City network; see Bray Park railway station. The main state schools are Bray Park State School and Bray Park High.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Bray Park recorded a population of 10,002 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male.

The median age of the Bray Park population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37.

78.4% of people living in Bray Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.7%, England 3.4%, Philippines 0.9%, South Africa 0.8%, Fiji 0.6%.

90% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Hindi, 0.7% Samoan, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Afrikaans.

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bray Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. "Bray Park (entry 45367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. Page Title Archived August 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

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