Strathpine, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Strathpine
state = Queensland

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caption = Gympie Road, Strathpine
lga = Moreton Bay Regional Council
postcode = 4500
pop = 9,534 (2006)
est = 1860s
density =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
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stategov = Aspley, Kurwongbah
fedgov = Dickson
dist1 = 22
location1= Brisbane
near-nw = Bray Park
near-n = Lawnton
near-ne = Lawnton
near-w = Warner
near-e = Bald Hills
near-sw = Brendale
near-s = Brendale
near-se = Brendale

Strathpine is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. It is home to the Pine Rivers District Moreton Bay Regional Council offices and many local businesses. The area contains a medium-sized Westfield shopping centre. Strathpine is a Scottish place name, it means a large valley with a river and pine trees. [ [http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=43998 Place name details ] ]

History

The area now known as Strathpine was originally developed in the 1860s as an addition to the North Pine settlement during the Gympie gold rush. In the late 19th century, the area was known for sugar and rum production, with several sugar mills and distilleries in the area. The area was first named Strathpine by the Queensland Government Railways in the 1880s. The first school opened in Strathpine in the 1910s.

The population of the area boomed in the 1940s after the opening of a large army camp and airfield which helped both Australian and American forces during World War II. Development slowly increased until the 1960s when Brisbane’s rapidly growing population expanded into the area. Most of the farms where sold off and the area quickly grew into a residential and commercial hub.

Growth continued into the 1980s and Westfield Strathpine opened on 22 August 1983. In recent years, the main road which passes through Strathpine (Gympie Road) has undergone gentrification or urban renewal. Gympie Road is tree-lined with trees of Pine species.

Education

The Strathpine area is home to several schools including:
*Strathpine State School
*Strathpine West State School
*Pine Rivers State High School

Transport

Public transport

Strathpine railway station on QR Citytrain's Caboolture railway line has frequent services to Brisbane and Caboolture.

Strathpine Bus Station at Westfield Strathpine has many services frequently departing to other areas of the Pine Rivers Shire, Redcliffe, Chermside and Toombul. Buses to Brisbane only operate at peak times.

Road transport

Strathpine CBD is centered around Gympie Road, which is a major road towards Brisbane. Other major roads include:
*Samsonvale Road – to Warner
*South Pine Road – to Brendale, Albany Creek
*Strathpine Road – a replacement to Gympie Road between Bald Hills and Hoyland Street to Bracken Ridge.

There is also an extensive footpath network, provided by Pine Rivers Shire Council, around Strathpine.

References

External links

* [http://pineriversshs.eq.edu.au/pages/school/history/strathpine.htm History of Strathpine]
* [http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au Pine Rivers Shire Council]
* [http://www.strathpine.net Strathpine.net]