![]() 78.5% of people spoke only English at home the next most popular languages were 3.8% Mandarin, 1.3% Cantonese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.9% German, 0.8% Korean. 64.1% of people living in Chapel Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 71.1% the next most common countries of birth were England 5.8%, South Africa 3.1%, New Zealand 2.9%, China 2.2%, India 1.4%. The median age of the Chapel Hill population was 41 years of age, 3 years above the Australian median. In the 2016 census, Chapel Hill had a population of 10,113 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. ![]() In the 2011 census, Chapel Hill had a population of 10,168 people. The school uniform was designed in 1977 and was changed slightly in 1994. In June 2012 the Ross Perry Resource Centre was opened named after retiring principal Ross Perry. A number of demountable buildings were acquired as the population increased, and in 1997 a new hall was rented. In 1979 the first teaching block and covered area were built, and by 1982 there were 324 pupils justifying building a separate library, so it could move out of the Administration block. with an enrolment of 152 pupils after the Queensland Government acquired 6.8 hectares (17 acres) of land in 1976. Ĭhapel Hill State School opened on 23 January 1978. The buildings of the former boys' home are no longer extant. As at 2021, the site is still owned by the Salvation Army, but has been reduced to 53,320 square metres (13.18 acres) and is used to operate The Cairns Aged Care Centre. It closed in 1983 due to a loss of funding. In 1968 was renamed Cooinda Salvation Army Home for Boys, but was renamed again in 1969 to be Alkira, Salvation Army Home for Boys. In 1945 the school returned to the Indooroopilly site where it operated as a boys' home rather than as an industrial school. In 1942, due to fears of a Japanese invasion during World War II, the school evacuated to Washpool. ![]() The school could provide accommodation for 50 boys supervised by nine staff. When it opened, there were 35 boys under the supervision of the first superintendent, Ensign Rogan. Black also provided for £100 per annum for maintenance. The 22-acre (8.9 ha) site had been purchased for £2300 and donated by philanthropist William Robert Black, who also paid £2700 to extend and renovate the buildings on site and for new furnishings. It was operated by the Salvation Army for orphaned, abandoned and neglected boys. On 20 November 1922, the Queensland Governor Matthew Nathan officially opened the Industrial School for Boys on a site between Moggill Road and Jerrang Road (now 724 Moggill Road, 27☃0′33″S 152★7′23″E / 27.5093°S 152.9564☎ / -27.5093 152.9564 ( Industrial School for Boys (former))). History Īlkira Boys' Home, operated by the Salvation Army Geography Ĭhapel Hill is primarily a residential suburb, consisting of mostly detached housing and backs on to the Mt Coot-tha reserve and walking tracks. In the 2016 census, Chapel Hill had a population of 10,113 people. ![]()
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