Kingsholme, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kingsholme
City:Gold Coast City
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.823°N 153.2352°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:782
Postcode:4208
Area:20.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:35.6
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Southport
Dist2:38
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Surfers Paradise
Dist3:52.7
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Gold Coast
Stategov:Coomera
Fedgov:Forde
Near-N:Ormeau Hills
Near-Ne:Ormeau
Pimpama
Near-E:Willow Vale
Near-Se:Wongawallan
Near-S:Wongawallan
Near-Sw:Cedar Creek
Near-W:Cedar Creek
Near-Nw:Luscombe

Kingsholme is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kingsholme had a population of 782 people.

Geography

The locality is roughly bounded to the west by the Darlington Range (-27.8254°N 153.2142°W).[2]

A small portion of the northeastern boundary of the locality follows the Pacific Motorway.

History

The locality was named by James Murtha circa 1869. Originally from County Cork, Ireland, he named his property, Kingsholme. Other notable pioneering families included the Thomson family (Alexander Thomson) who emigrated from Scotland in 1889.

Historically, farming families grew bananas, sugar cane and arrowroot. Some supplemented their farm income with dairying or sawmilling. Today, many former farms have been sub divided.[3]

Demographics

In the, Kingsholme had a population of 281 people.

In the, Kingsholme had a population of 286 people.

In the, Kingsholme had a population of 782 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kingsholme. The nearest primary schools are Ormeau State School in neighbouring Ormeau to the north-east and Cedar Creek State School in neighbouring Cedar Creek to the west. The nearest secondary school is Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau.

Amenities

Ormeau Rural Fire Station is the southern side of eastern end of Upper Ormeau Road (-27.8031°N 153.2597°W).[4]

There are a number of parks in the locality, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 27 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Kingsholme history. Gold Coast City Council. en-au. 2019-11-03. 2 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102145256/https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/kingsholme-history-2775.html. live.
  4. Web site: 18 November 2020. Emergency services facilities - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.