Hemmant, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Hemmant
City:Brisbane
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4483°N 153.1302°W
Pop:2886
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Postcode:4174[1]
Area:6.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.2
Dir1:E
Location1:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Brisbane
(Doboy Ward)[2]
Stategov:Lytton
Fedgov:Bonner
Near-N:Pinkenba
Near-Ne:Lytton
Near-E:Wynnum West
Near-Se:Tingalpa
Near-S:Tingalpa
Near-Sw:Murarrie
Near-W:Murarrie
Near-Nw:Murarrie

Hemmant is an eastern riverside suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people.

Geography

Hemmant is 11km (07miles) by road east of the Brisbane CBD.

Hemmant is bounded by the Brisbane River to the north and Bulimba Creek to the west.

The Fishermans Islands freight railway line and the Cleveland railway line run parallel through the suburb from west (Murarrie) to east (Wynnum West). The Hemmant railway station serves the suburb with passenger services on the Cleveland line .

The Port of Brisbane Motorway and Lytton Road both enter the suburb from the west (Murarrie) and exit to the north-west (Lytton). The destination for both routes is ultimately the Port of Brisbane.

The land north of the railway lines (where the major roads pass through) is principally used for industrial purposes influenced by the proximity of and access to the port, while south of the railway lines is mostly residential use.

History

In 1858, the land of Hemmant area was sold for fruit, vegetable growing and farming in general. Early 1860s sugar cane was farmed and mills were built to process the cane. Gibsons Clydesdale mill was well known as was a co-operative mill at Murarrie in 1872.

Bulimba State School (also known as Bulimba Creek State School) opened on 8 May 1864, but was renamed Doughboy State School in 1869. in 1876 it was renamed Hemmant State School. The school closed on 31 December 2010.[4] It was at 56 Hemmant-Tingalpa Road . The school's website was archived.[5] The buildings were then reused to establish Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre.[6] [7] (This school is unrelated to the Bulimba State School in Bulimba).

Tingalpa Cemetery had its first burial in 1875. In 1913, it was renamed Hemmant Cemetery. Lawn cemeteries were added from 1952. In 2001, a crematorium opened at the cemetery.[8] Despite the name change, as at 2020, it is within the boundaries of Tingalpa and not Hemmant .

Part of Hemmant was originally known as "Doughboy Creek" The whole district had been named after William Hemmant a local parliamentarian in 1876. He was treasurer in the Macalister government and between 1873 and 1876 represented the Bulimba electorate.[9] [3]

The Hemmant Post Office was renamed in 1875 from Doughboy Creek or Clydesdale Post Office.[10]

In 1889, Queensport Aquarium opened in Hemmant (the present-day location is Aquarium Avenue in Murarrie,). It had a zoo, an aquarium and dance halls and other entertainments. Visitors arrived by riverboats until the 1893 flood during which the animals were rescued but the attractions were damaged closed down. It had closed by the late 1890s,[11] but a dance hall continued to operate until 1901.

In August 1889, 684 subdivided allotments of "Queensport Aquarium Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by Arthur Martin & Co Ltd, auctioneers. A map advertising the auction shows the Estate was close to Hemmant Station.[12] Newspaper advertising states the Estate was adjoining the Aquarium grounds, and had the most fertile soil within many miles of the city.[13]

In December 1919, "Wells-Carlille Estate" made up of 95 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by F. C. Emmott, real property salesman. A map advertising the auction states the Estate was at Lindum, 10 miles from Brisbane and on the Cleveland Line.[14] [15]

In May 1924, "Hemmant Park Estate" made up of 104 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. Limited. A map advertising the auction states the Estate is right at the door of Hemmant Railway Station.[16] [17]

St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church opened on 25 September 1955.

St Philip's Anglican Church was dedicated on 3 May 1964 by Coadjutor Bishop Hudson. It closed circa 1975.[18]

In 1988, an old quarry site became the Hemmant Quarry Reserve, next to the Hemmant Cemetery (which, despite their names, are now within the boundaries of Tingalpa not Hemmant).

Bayside Uniting Church was established in 1990 in Wondall Road, Manly West, combining four Uniting Churches located at:[19] [20]

Due to earlier or later closures, the Bayside Uniting Church also incorporated congregations from:

Demographics

Census DatePopulation
1911292
1921432
1947614
19761,426
19911,579
20012,209
20062,680
20112,594
20162,385.

In the, Hemmant had a population of 2,680.

In the, Hemmant recorded a population of 2,594 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. The median age of the Hemmant population was 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian median. 74.9% of people living in Hemmant were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.2%, England 3.3%, Philippines 1.6%, Fiji 0.8%, China 0.5%. 88.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Cantonese, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Filipino, 0.5% Vietnamese.

In the, Hemmant had a population of 2,385 people.

In the, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people.

Heritage listings

Hemmant has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 56 Hemmant-Tingalpa Road (-27.448°N 153.1268°W).[6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 97 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[28]

There are no government schools in Hemmant. The nearest government primary schools are in Murarrie, Tingalpa, Wynnum, and Wynnum West. The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane Bayside State College in Wynnum West.

Amenities

St Joseph the Worker Church is a Roman Catholic church on the corner of Youngs Road and Peplow Street where mass is celebrated every Sunday .[29]

The Hemmant Quarry Reserve (immediately adjacent in Tingalpa) is 24ha and has walking tracks and picnic facilities.[30]

Transport

Hemmant railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Cleveland.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a postcode. Australia Post. 24 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824032407/http://auspost.com.au/apps/postcode.html. 24 August 2011. live.
  2. Web site: Doboy Ward. Brisbane City Council. 4 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103213310/http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/doboy-ward/index.htm. 3 January 2014. live.
  3. 25 January 2020.
  4. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school – centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 2010-10-07 . Hemmant State School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100925065954/http://hemmantss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/ . 25 September 2010 . 2022-04-08 . Hemmant State School.
  6. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123094901/http://www.youthplus.edu.au/. 23 November 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Hemmant Cemetery & Crematorium. Australian Cemeteries Index. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203062449/https://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php. 3 February 2020. 2020-03-15.
  9. Web site: Queensland places. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142352/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/hemmant. 2 March 2011. 22 September 2010.
  10. News: 13 November 1876 . Official Notifications. . XXXI . 3 . . 2,959 . Queensland, Australia . 2 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  11. Web site: 'Tiger, Roller-Coasters and Special Effects: Brisbane's 19th-Century Dreamworld'. . 6 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614093257/http://lifedeathsunshinestate.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/tigers-roller-coasters-special-effects.html . 14 June 2015 . dead .
  12. Web site: 1889 . Queensport Aquarium Estate, Hemmant . 1 February 2023 . State Library of Queensland.
  13. News: 19 July 1889 . Advertising . 4 . 10 . . 186 . Queensland, Australia . 1 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  14. Web site: 1919 . Wells Carlille estate at Lindum 10 miles from Brisbane on the Cleveland line. . 1 February 2023 . State Library of Queensland.
  15. News: 6 December 1919 . Advertising . 8 . . 19,308 . Queensland, Australia . 1 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  16. Web site: 1924 . Hemmant Park Estate . 1 February 2023 . State Library of Queensland.
  17. News: 26 April 1924 . Advertising . 20 . . 6915 . Queensland, Australia . 1 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  18. Web site: Closed Churches . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ . 3 April 2019 . 24 February 2019 . Anglican Church of Southern Queensland.
  19. Web site: Who We Are. live. 2021-05-20. Bayside United Church. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305144525/https://www.bayuca.org.au/who-we-are.
  20. Web site: Nicholson. Cherrie. December 2016. History of the establishment of the Bayside Uniting Church and its Methodist Church predecessors. live. 26 December 2021. Bayside Uniting Church. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520053032/https://www.bayuca.org.au/images/Downloads/History%20of%20Methodist%20Churches%20in%20Wynnum%20area.pdf.
  21. 19 June 2013.
  22. 9 March 2020.
  23. 9 March 2020.
  24. 19 June 2013.
  25. 19 June 2013.
  26. 19 June 2013.
  27. 9 March 2020.
  28. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  29. Web site: St Joseph the Worker Church, Hemmant. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322175336/https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/parishes-mass-times/mass-centre/st-joseph-the-worker-church-hemmant/. 22 March 2019. 2020-03-15.
  30. Web site: Hemmant Quarry Reserve. Brisbane City Council. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101052606/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/clean-and-green/natural-environment-and-water/bushland-reserves/hemmant-quarry-reserve. 1 January 2020. 2020-03-15.