Kippa-Ring, Queensland facts for kids

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Kippa-Ring Location in Queensland
Population	9,790 (2016 census)
• Density	1,813/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Established	1971
Postcode(s)	4021
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Area	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	2.9 km (2 mi) W of Redcliffe 18.1 km (11 mi) NE of Strathpine 31.5 km (20 mi) NNE of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
Region	South East Queensland
State electorate(s)	Murrumba Redcliffe
Federal Division(s)	Petrie
Suburbs around Kippa-Ring: Rothwell Newport Newport Redcliffe Rothwell Kippa-Ring Redcliffe Clontarf Clontarf Margate

Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people.

History

The suburb's name is a combination of the Kabi indigenous word "kippa", meaning young uninitiated man, and ring, a reference to a bora ring.

Attractions and features

Kippa-Ring railway station, 2016

Kippa-Ring is home to two of the Redcliffe Peninsula's largest shopping centres - Peninsula Fair & Kippa-Ring Village, both of which are side by side. Peninsula Fair houses one of the first Kmart stores in Queensland and the only multiplex cinemas on the Redcliffe peninsula. Kippa-Ring station is the location of the terminus of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line. The suburb is home to the Redcliffe Botanic Gardens which hosts a multitude of native flora and fauna and is home during the day to the regions fruit bat population.

Education

Kippa-Ring State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 400 Elizabeth Avenue (27°13′49″S 153°05′11″E / 27.2304°S 153.0864°E / -27.2304; 153.0864 (Kippa-Ring State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 355 students with 30 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Hercules Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Hercules Road (27°13′15″S 153°04′45″E / 27.2209°S 153.0793°E / -27.2209; 153.0793 (Hercules Road State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 903 students with 66 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Southern Cross Catholic College has one of its three primary (Prep-6) campus for boys and girls at 110 Nottingham Street in Kippa-Ring (27°13′12″S 153°04′07″E / 27.2199°S 153.0686°E / -27.2199; 153.0686 (Southern Cross Catolic College (Kippa-Ring campus))); the school's main campus is in Scarborough. It is adjacent t the Holy Cross Catholic Church. In 2018, the school (across all campuses) had an enrolment of 1,555 students with 121 teachers (106.4 full-time equivalent) and 90 non-teaching staff (61.6 full-time equivalent).

ACE Positive Learning Centre is a specific purpose primary (3-7) school at Edmund Street (27°13′54″S 153°05′16″E / 27.2316°S 153.0877°E / -27.2316; 153.0877 (ACE Positive Learning Centre)). Positive Learning Centre accepts students who require intervention not possible in a conventional classroom and works towards reintegrating the students into a conventional classroom or towards vocational pathways.