Karalee, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Karalee
| city = Ipswich
| state = qld
| image = Karalee State School, 2022.jpg
| caption = Karalee State School, 2022
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.5586|152.8208|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Karalee (centre of suburb)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 5521
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4306
| area = 15.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 8.9
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Ipswich CBD
| dist2 = 38.0
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Brisbane CBD
| dist3 =
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| lga = City of Ipswich
| stategov = Ipswich West
| fedgov = Blair
| near-n = Karana Downs
| near-ne = Anstead
| near-e = Barellan Point
| near-se = Riverview
| near-s = Bundamba
| near-sw = North Tivoli
| near-w = Chuwar
| near-nw = Mount Crosby
}}
Karalee is a rural residential suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45054|Karalee|suburb in City of Ipswich|accessdate=6 May 2019}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Karalee and Barellan Point|url=https://queenslandplaces.com.au/karalee-and-barellan-point|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926065546/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/karalee-and-barellan-point|archive-date=26 September 2020|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Queensland Places|publisher=University of Queensland}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Karalee had a population of 5,521 people.
Geography
The suburb of Karalee is bordered by Brisbane River to the north and north-east and by the Bremer River to the south.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=6 May 2019}}
History
Karalee was first named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1973. The name Karalee is an Ugarapul word meaning 'pretty hill beside the water'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/8690/indigenous_place_names.pdf|title=Indigenous Place Names|publisher=Ipswich City Council|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323133543/http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/8690/indigenous_place_names.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=live|access-date=6 May 2019|df=dmy-all}}
Karalee State School opened on 25 January 1985.{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Karalee had a population of 4,352 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31500|name=Karalee (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Karalee had a population of 5,521 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31485|name=Karalee (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
Karalee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 77 Arthur Summervilles Road ({{coord|-27.5626|152.8254|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Karalee State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.karaleess.eq.edu.au|title=Karalee State School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124062523/http://www.karaleess.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 566 students with 35 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2018}} The school includes a special education program.
Karalee State School has three houses: Nowra, Kalara and Summerville.{{Cite web|url=https://karaleess.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Karalee SS|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060738/https://karaleess.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
Amenities
Karalee has one shopping village with a Woolworths, a Coles, a newsagent and other stores. Karalee has a scouts base, a rugby league team, a swimming club and a tennis club.
The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits the shopping centre.{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|title=Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018|website=Ipswich City Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130110326/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=30 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Karalee, Queensland}}
- [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/karalee-and-barellan-point University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Karalee and Barellan Point]
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