Condon is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Condon had a population of 5,894 people.[1]
| Condon Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Condon | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19°19′47″S 146°43′00″E / 19.3297°S 146.7166°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,894 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,112/km2 (2,880/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4815 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 15 km (9 mi) from Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editCondon is part of the Upper Ross District and is the first of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Townsville's Ring road (now part of the Bruce Highway) runs through Condon with the Vickers Bridge across the Ross River connecting Condon with Douglas and the southern suburbs. Thuringowa State High School is also in this suburb.
Hervey Range Road runs along the northern boundary, and Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) runs along the eastern.[3]
History
editCondon's first residential development was in 1968. It was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 March 1969[2] after the Irish Condon family (William Condon) who had settled on the Ross River and had a dairy farm.[4]
Thuringowa State High School opened on 27 January 1987.[5]
Shalom Christian College was established in 1992 by Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (part of the Uniting Church of Australia).[5] Following allegations of sexual assault in 2006 that led to criticisms of the school's handling of the situation, in 2017 the Uniting Church announced that they would close the secondary and boarding components of the school.[6][7][8] In 2018 Carinity purchased the school from the Uniting Church with the intention of re-instating its secondary education program.[9]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Condon had a population of 5,779 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Condon had a population of 5,894 people.[1]
Education
editThuringowa State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 26 - 54 Vickers Road South (19°20′11″S 146°43′08″E / 19.3365°S 146.7190°E).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 726 students with 64 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent).[13] It includes a special education program.[11][14]
Shalom Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 190 Hervey's Range Road (19°19′11″S 146°42′40″E / 19.3197°S 146.7110°E).[11][15] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 251 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (46 full-time equivalent).[13]
There are no government primary schools in Condon. The nearest government primary schools are the Weir State School in Thuringowa Central, The Willows State School in Kirwan and Rasmussen State School in Rasmussen, all neighbouring suburbs.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Condon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Condon – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 45228)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Condon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Condon | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Lumsden, Mardi (6 December 2016). "Searching for the real Shalom". JourneyOnline. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Chen, David (20 November 2017). "Townsville Christian high school shuts after revealing safety concerns to sex abuse inquiry". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Shalom Christian College update". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Carinity acquires Shalom Christian College in Townsville". Carinity. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Condon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Thuringowa State High School". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Thuringowa SHS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Shalom Christian College". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
edit- "Condon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.]