Collingwood Park, Queensland

Collingwood Park is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.^[3] In the 2021 census, Collingwood Park had a population of 9,246 people.^[2]

Collingwood Park, a residential suburb, is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the Ipswich, next to the historic suburb of Redbank.^[4] Its eastern boundary is delineated by Goodna Creek and the western boundary by Six Mile Creek.^[4] Housing development began circa 1980 with the establishment of two HIA display villages. Redbank Plaza is a large shopping mall, located on the northern boundary of the suburb.^[5] The main thoroughfare is Collingwood Drive which runs south from the shopping centre.^[4]

Prior to the establishment of the suburb, in 1967, Westfalen No. 3 Colliery^[6] commenced mining under a mining lease and the land was mined for the next 7 years (until 1974).^[4] In 1976, part of the land above the mine was rezoned as residential land.^[6] This would become a problem by the 1980s when roads within the region were beginning to show signs of cracking.^[6]

The suburb was named and bounded on 28 August 1982.^[3]

Throughout the 1980s, Collingwood Park was marketed as, "The Dress Circle Suburb of Ipswich". The suburb's name implied a "leafy" residential area which differentiated it from nearby Redbank, the site of several collieries and industries: a map, c.1940, showed the area as devoid of any development apart from a perimeter road.^[4]

The 13th Australian Scout Jamboree (28 December 1982– 8 January 1983) was held within the suburb.^[7][8]

Collingwood Park State School opened on 28 January 1986.^[9]

Woodlinks State School opened on 1 January 2011.^[10][11]

Collingwood Park State Secondary College opened in 2025, initially enrolling students in Year 7 and Year 8.^[12]

In the 2011 census, Collingwood Park had a population of 6,622 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 28 years, 9 years below the national median of 37. 68.0% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 3.9%, Samoa 1.3%, Philippines 0.9% and Vietnam 0.9%. 80.1% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 3.5% Samoan, 2.1% Spanish, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.4% Dinka and 0.8% Mandarin.^[13]

In the 2016 census, Collingwood Park had a population of 7,104 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 30 years, 8 years below the national median of 38. 67.2% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.1%, England 3.4%, Samoa 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Vietnam 0.9%. 77.7% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 2.9% Samoan, 1.7% Spanish, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.1% Mandarin and 1.1% Dinka.^[14]

In the 2021 census, Collingwood Park had a population of 9,246 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Collingwood Park population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 38. 65.9% of people living in Collingwood Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.3%, England 2.9%, the Philippines 2.5%, Samoa 2.2% and India 1.4%. 74.7% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 4.1% Samoan, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.4% Spanish and 1.0% Swahili.^[2]

Collingwood Park State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Burrel and Hannant Streets (27°36′52″S 152°51′47″E / 27.6144°S 152.8630°E / -27.6144; 152.8630 (Collingwood Park State School)).^[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 558 students with 45 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).^[17] It includes a special education program.^[15]

Woodlinks State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Woodlinks Way (27°37′49″S 152°51′10″E / 27.6302°S 152.8527°E / -27.6302; 152.8527 (WoodLinks State School)).^[15][18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 608 students with 41 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).^[17] It includes a special education program.

Collingwood Park State Secondary College is a government secondary school for boys and girls at 165 Eagle Street (27°37′27″S 152°51′45″E / 27.6241°S 152.8625°E / -27.6241; 152.8625 (Collingwood Park State Secondary College)). The school opened in 2025 offering Years 7 and 8 and will expand to Year 12 over the following years.^[19][12] Until that time, older students will need to attend another school; the nearest government secondary schools offering education to Year 12 are Redbank Plains State High School in Redbank Plains and Bellbird Park State Secondary College in Bellbird Park.^[20]

• "Collingwood Park". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.