Pullenvale, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pullenvale Brisbane, Queensland
Pullenvale Hall, 2012
Pullenvale Location in Queensland
Population	3,179 (2016 census)
• Density	164.7/km2 (427/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4069
Area	19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.3 km (12 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Pullenvale Ward)
State electorate(s)	Moggill
Federal Division(s)	Ryan
Suburbs around Pullenvale: Upper Brookfield Upper Brookfield Brookfield Kholo Pullenvale Brookfield Anstead Pinjarra Hills Pinjarra Hills

Pullenvale is a western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pullenvale had a population of 3,179 people.

History

There are a number of theories about the original of the name Pullenvale. One theory from a 1920s newspaper is that it is named after early timbergetter, George Pullen; however, no land records have been found to confirm this. Given that the local creek is known as Pullen Pullen Creek, some people believe the repetition suggests a word from one of the Australian Aboriginal languages possibly meaning "to die" (or "not to die") or "fighting" (or "fighting ground"). Another theory is that the Pullen Pullen name was originally Bullen Bullen, an Aboriginal word meaning "lonely place". In support of the "fighting" theory, there is an 1850 newspaper account:

NATIVE AMUSEMENTS.-The aborigines held a grand "Pullen-Pullen" last week, near Brisbane. Many of the "Ningy-Ningy" and Limestone blacks attended. We are informed that some of them received spear wounds upon the occasion, but no deaths occurred.

There is evidence that there was a Mr Pullen who had a vineyard at Pullevale from about the 1862 to at least 1885.

The name Glen Pullen predated the name Pullenvale, which is described as a "new name" in 1873. There is an 1873 reference to Glenpullen Farm at Pullenvale.

Demographics

In the 2011 census the population of Pullenvale was 3,174, 49.8% female and 50.2% male.

The median age of the Pullenvale population was 39 years, 2 years above the Australian median.

68.2% of people living in Pullenvale were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 10.3%, South Africa 4.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, United States of America 1.4%, Scotland 1.1%.

91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Afrikaans, 0.7% German, 0.6% Japanese, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Cantonese.

Landmarks

Pullenvale Hall, located at 302 Grandview Road, Pullenvale, is an old pineapple packing shed. The Hall was purchased from resident Jack Woodward in about 1943. It is the centre of many small functions and classes run by the residents of Pullenvale in cooperation with the Local Council.

School

Pullenvale State School is located on Grandview Road and opened on 16 March 1874. It was noted in the Brisbane Courier of 28 June 1873 that the residents of Pullenvale had, "fairly earned the reputation of being possessed of considerable pluck, having lately accomplished a task of which many older settlements might well be proud that of placing in the Savings Bank the sum of £60 to the oredit of the Board of Education for the purpose of erecting a National School Fix this textfor the benefit of the young Pullenites." A year later it was reported in The Queenslander that there was now, "a fine school and teacher's residence, and an average daily attendance of thirty children (which by the way might be increased by a little salutary compulsion)." in 2014 the school recorded 387 students and in 2015 the school was granted Independent Public School status.

Development

Pioneer Pullenvale residents developed a logging industry. The construction of Moggill Road, linking Brisbane with Ipswich via Moggill, made the area more accessible. Eventually the logging industry give way to small crop and dairy farming. The resulting tiny population of farming families led to the establishment of the Pullenvale State School in 1873. For the next 100 years or so the rural population remained steady, it was not until 1981 that the State School was rebuilt to cater for a great increase in population that stemmed from the encroaching Brisbane metropolis.

Economy

The CSIRO have their Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies at 1 Technology Drive (off Bainbridge Street) in Pullenvale, although the campus is extends into neighbouring Pinjarra Hills.

Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) is an integrated research and development precinct for the resources and advanced technology industries.

Education

Pullenvale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 120 Grandview Road (27°31′57″S 152°53′43″E / 27.5326°S 152.8953°E / -27.5326; 152.8953 (Pullenvale State School)). In 2014 the school recorded 387 students. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 437 students with 35 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).

Brisbane Independent School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2,447 Moggill Road (27°31′27″S 152°55′07″E / 27.5241°S 152.9187°E / -27.5241; 152.9187 (Brisbane Independent School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).

Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Evironmental Education Centre at 250 Grandview Road (27°31′33″S 152°53′19″E / 27.5258°S 152.8886°E / -27.5258; 152.8886 (Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre)). It is on the previous site of the Pullenvale State School where the old Pullenvale State School building still stands.

There is no secondary school in Pullenvale. The nearest government secondary school is Kenmore State High School in Kenmore to the east.

Images for kids

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  Sketch of Mount Elphinstone, seen from Brookfield, 1893

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  Headstone for Adam James Furley Walker, Pullenvale Cemetery, 2006

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  Pullenvale Marketplace, 2022