Menzies, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Menzies
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.7176°N 139.497°W
Pop:824
Postcode:4825
Area:1.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1.0
Dir1:N
Location1:Mount Isa CBD
Dist2:905
Dir2:W
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1826
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:City of Mount Isa
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Winston
Near-Ne:Winston
Near-E:Pioneer
Near-Se:The Gap
Near-S:Mount Isa City
Near-Sw:Miles End
Near-W:Miles End
Near-Nw:Soldiers Hill

Menzies is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Menzies had a population of 824 people.

Geography

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).[2] [3] Menzies is a "townside" suburb.

History

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.[1]

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.[4] [5]

Demographics

In the, Menzies had a population of 985 people.

In the, Menzies had a population of 824 people.

Education

Good Shepherd Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Mary and Camooweal Streets (-20.722°N 139.4945°W).[6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 489 students with 42 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[8]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 2017-01-02. Mount Isa. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064015/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/17/location/. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064156/https://www.miningpeople.com.au/news/this-mining-life-mount-isa-qld. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Mining People International. en.
  4. Web site: Christian Brothers. Good Shepherd Parish, Mount Isa. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109135121/https://www.goodshepherdisa.com.au/christianbrothers.html. 2019-11-09. 2019-11-09.
  5. Web site: College History. Good Shepherd Catholic College. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109144215/https://www.goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au/our-school/about-us/college-history/. 2019-11-09. 2019-11-09.
  6. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. 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. live.
  7. Web site: Good Shepherd Catholic College. 21 November 2018. 21 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182732/https://www.goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au/. live.
  8. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. 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. live. 22 November 2018.