Menzies is a suburb in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Menzies had a population of 824 people.[3]
| Menzies Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Menzies | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 20°43′03″S 139°29′49″E / 20.7176°S 139.4970°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 824 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The Leichhardt River flows north–south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).[4][5] Menzies is a "townside" suburb.[6]
History edit
Menzies was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1973. On 16 March 2001 the status of Menzies was changed from a locality to a suburb.[2]
St Kieran's Christian Brothers College opened on 25 January 1960 with an initial enrolment of 132 boys in Years 4 to 7 with Brother Tom Higgins as the first principal. By 1967 the school had an enrolment of over 300 boys in Years 4 to 10. Increasing enrolments put pressure on the classroom space and in 1970 the school ceased to offer Year 4 (as that was available at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at Parkside). The school closed on 7 December 1984 as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of the various Catholic schools in Mount Isa, resulting in Mount Isa Catholic High School (a merger of St Kieran's secondary school with the girls' secondary San Jose College) occupying the former St Kieran's site in Menzies. St Kieran's Catholic Primary School was then opened at a new site in Pioneer. On 20 May 2005 Mount Isa Catholic High School was renamed as Good Shepherd Catholic College.[7][8][9]
Demographics edit
In the 2016 census, Menzies had a population of 985 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Menzies had a population of 824 people.[3]
Education edit
Good Shepherd Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Mary and Camooweal Streets (20°43′19″S 139°29′40″E / 20.7220°S 139.4945°E).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 489 students with 42 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[13]
There are no government schools in Menzies. The nearest government primary school is Mount Isa Central State School in neighbouring Mount Isa City (the central business district) to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Pioneer to the east.[6]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Menzies – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42463)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Isa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD". Mining People International. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Christian Brothers". Good Shepherd Parish, Mount Isa. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "College History". Good Shepherd Catholic College. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Menzies (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Good Shepherd Catholic College". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
External links edit
- "Mount Isa Suburbs". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.