Banksia Beach, Queensland

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Banksia Beach is on the western coast of Bribie Island, separated from mainland Queensland by the Pumicestone Channel.

The western part of the suburb is within the Bribie Island National Park. Apart from that the land use is almost entirely residential. The areas closest to the coast are developed as canal estates, while the northern part of the suburb is residential housing intermingled with the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club.

The name Banksia Beach was the name of the estate subdivision assigned by the land developer Jock McIlwain. It was named as a township by the Qld Place Names Board on 23 November 1972. The name refers to the plant genus Banksia, which grows in the area.{{cn|date=March 2021}}

Historically Dux Creek flows into the Pumicestone Channel at {{coord|-27.0528|153.1352|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Dux Creek}} with:{{cite QPN|10964|Dux Creek|watercourse in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}}

• Banksia Beach to the north of the creek mouth ({{coord|-27.0441|153.1329|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Banksia Beach}}){{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Sylvan Beach to the south of the creek mouth ({{coord|-27.0645|153.1443|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Sylvan Beach}}) extending south to Quota Park in Bongaree{{Cite QPN|33025|Sylvan Beach|beach in the Moreton Bay Region|access-date=31 March 2021}}

but the canal development has replaced Dux Creek with two canal developments with Skippers Canal effectively replacing Dux Creek and extending south with Voyagers Canal extending to the north.

As part of the Australian Bicentenery commemoration, a monument to the exploration of Matthew Flinders was erected beside the beach and officially unveiled on 16 July 1988. It was designed by Kirsti Simpson and sculpted from Helidon sandstone by Tom Farrell.

Banksia Beach State School opened on 28 January 1992.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30147|name=Banksia Beach (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the suburb Banksia Beach had a population of 7,180 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30146|name=Banksia Beach (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Banksia Beach State School is a government co-educational primary school (Early Childhood-6) at Sunderland Road ({{coord|-27.0463|153.1483|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Banksia Beach State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Banksia Beach State School|url=https://banksiabeachss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live|accessdate=31 March 2021|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303174021/https://banksiabeachss.eq.edu.au/}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1046 students with 70 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} It includes a special education program.

There is no secondary school in Banksia Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School in Bongaree to the south.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=31 March 2021}}

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Bribie Harbour Shopping Village is a shopping centre at 25 Sunderland Drive ({{coord|-27.0446|153.1385|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bribie Harbour Shopping Village}}).{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Building areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f|archive-date=23 October 2020|access-date=17 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web|title=Bribie Harbour Shopping Village|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Shopping-Mall/Bribie-Harbour-Shopping-Village-1535546523422953/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}

Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is an art gallery and community art centre at 191 Sunderland Drive ({{coord|-27.0482|153.1534|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bribie Island Community Arts Centre}}).{{Cite web|title=The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre|url=https://www.bribieartscentre.com.au/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-31|website=The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre|language=en-AU|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305234629/https://www.bribieartscentre.com.au/}}

Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole golf course at 141-159 Avon Avenue ({{coord|-27.0314|153.1486|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club}}).{{Cite web|title=Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club|url=https://www.pacificharbourgolf.com.au/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club|language=en-AU|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118100425/https://www.pacificharbourgolf.com.au/|url-status=live}}

Solander Lake Bowls Club is at 70 Sunderland Drive ({{coord|-27.0457|153.1405|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Solander Lake Bowls Club}}).{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.solanderbowls.com.au/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Solander Lake Bowls Club|archive-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324235219/https://www.solanderbowls.com.au/}}

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

• Col Fisher Park ({{coord|-27.0380|153.1326|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Col Fisher Park}}){{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Cosmos Park ({{coord|-27.0466|153.1415|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cosmos Park}})

• Dampier Park ({{coord|-27.0400|153.1475|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dampier Park}})

• Oxley Park ({{coord|-27.0368|153.1481|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Oxley Park}})

The Matthew Flinders Exploration monument is in Col Fisher Park at the northern end of Solander Esplanade ({{Coord|-27.0374|153.1330|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Matthew Flinders Exploration monument}}).{{Cite web|title=Matthew Flinders Exploration|url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/112300|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Monument Australia}}

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• {{Cite web|title=Bribie Island|url=https://queenslandplaces.com.au/bribie-island|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402214540/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/bribie-island|archive-date=2 April 2021|website=Queensland Places|publisher=University of Queensland}}

• {{Cite web|date=1972|title=Town of Banksia Beach|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-banksia-beach-1972.jpg|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map}}

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Category:Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay

Category:Towns in Queensland

Category:Bribie Island