Middle Park, Queensland

Middle Park is located by road south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Middle Park is bounded to the north by the McLeod Country Golf Club, to the West by Baronga Street and Horizon Drive, Lalina Street and Macfarlane Street, to the south by Sumners Road and to the east by Estate Road and Beanland Street. == History ==

The suburb was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 8 January 1973. Wolston Estate is the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named. Only three of the farms sold at the original auction. St Catherine's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1980. Good News Lutheran Primary School opened on 31 January 1984. Middle Park State School opened on 27 January 1987. == Demographics ==

In the , Middle Park had a population of 4,026 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of the Middle Park population was 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian median. 61.2% of people living in Middle Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.7%, Vietnam 2.6%, China 2.3%, Sri Lanka 1.8%. 72.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.7% Cantonese, 3.7% Vietnamese, 3.4% Mandarin, 2% Tamil, 0.9% Hindi. In the , Middle Park had a population of 3,955 people. In the , Middle Park had a population of 3,845 people. == Education ==

Middle Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at the corner of Sumners Road and Macfarlane Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 646 students with 50 teachers (42 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 352 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). == Amenities ==

Park Village Shopping Centre (also known as Metro Middle Park) is located on the corner of Horizon Drive and Riverhills Road (). It has a Coles supermarket and 25 speciality shops. Centenary Baptist Church is at 8 Riverhills Road (). Centenary Uniting Church is at 37 Riverhills Road (). Good News Lutheran Church is at 49 Horizon Drive (). St Catherine's Anglican Community is at 43 MacFarlane Street (). The Salvation Army Centenary Corps is on the corner of MacFarlane Street and Lalina Street (). == References ==