Molendinar, Queensland

The suburb is bounded by Smith Street Motorway to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, the Southport Nerang Road to the south and Pacific Motorway to the west.

The land use is a mixture of residential areas and industrial areas.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=4 April 2020}}

Jerringan is the Aboriginal name for the area meaning stringybark tree.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/molendinar-history-2656.html|title=Molendinar history|date=|website=Gold Coast City Council|language=en-au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405032203/https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/molendinar-history-2656.html|archive-date=5 April 2020|access-date=2020-04-05}}

The suburb takes its name from the former Molendinar railway station ({{Coord|-27.9855|153.3560|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Molendinar railway station (former)}}){{Cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-tamborine-ed-1-1926.jpg|title=Tambourine|last=|first=|date=1926|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405100742/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-tamborine-ed-1-1926.jpg|archive-date=5 April 2020|access-date=5 April 2020}} on the South Coast railway line (opened in 1889 and closed in 1964). The railway station in turn was named after a farm selected by George Hope named after Molendinar Burn, a stream which once flowed through central Glasgow in Scotland.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38471361|title=NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—194|date=14 May 1936|newspaper=The Courier-mail|access-date=5 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=14|via=Trove}} Ernest Junction railway station ({{Coord|-27.9701|153.3588|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Ernest Junction railway station (former)}}) was another former railway station on the South Coast line in the north of the present-day suburb.{{Cite web|date=1947|title=Untitled|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m37-surv-control-1947.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405164424/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m37-surv-control-1947.jpg|archive-date=5 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map}}

The area was known as Silver Bridle in the 1960s. Molendinar incorporated a previous suburb known as Ernest on its northern range until 1989 when the suburb got renamed to Parkwood but however Molendinar’s Industrial Estate & part of Smith Street Motorway were known as Ernest until 2003.{{Cite web |title=Molendinar |url=https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/molendinar |access-date=July 28, 2022 |website=Centre for the Government of Queensland}}

The Molendinar Industrial Estate was a Queensland Government project supported by the Gold Coast City Council which commenced development beginning in 1969.{{cite web|url=https://goldcoastcity.com.au/t_standard.aspx?pid=1053|title=Heritage Tour — Molendinar|last=|first=|date=|website=Gold Coast City Council|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915142309/https://goldcoastcity.com.au/t_standard.aspx?pid=1053|archivedate=15 September 2006|accessdate=5 April 2020}}

Trinity Lutheran Primary School opened at Cotlew Street, Ashmore, on 27 January 1981.{{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}}

Trinity Lutheran College (a secondary school) opened on 28 January 1987 as Ashmore Road in Molendinar.

In 2002 the two Lutheran schools merged to form Trinity Lutheran College (a primary and secondary school) operating on two campuses at Cotlew Street in Ashmore and Ashmore Road in Molendinar.

On 2 April 2012, an official dedication of the Lynne Richardson Community Centre was held by the Gold Coast City Council.{{cn|date=April 2020}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31080|name=Molendinar (SSC)|accessdate=5 April 2020|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people. The median age of people in Molendinar was 36 years.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31890|name=Molendinar (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Molendinar had a population of 6,450 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31873|name=Molendinar (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel, west entrance, 2019.jpg

There are a number of heritage sites in Molendinar, including at 797 Ashmore Road ({{coord|-27.9654|153.3558|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel}}): Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel{{Hsp}}{{cite QHR||Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel|650228|access-date=25 April 2021}}Gold Coast Local Heritage Register - A to M, pp. 35-36 The tunnel is another remnant of the South Coast line. The tunnel has a length of 110 metres. {{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-27/gold-coast-rail-tunnel-on-track-heritage-protection/10732322 |title=Forgotten railway tunnel on track for heritage protection after locals get up head of steam |last=Forbes |first=Tom |website=abc.net.au |publisher=ABC News |date=27 January 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 }}

Trinity Lutheran College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls which operates its primary (Prep-5) campus at 641 Ashmore Road ({{coord|-27.9792|153.36354|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Trinity Lutheran College Prep-5 campus|display=}}).{{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 |publisher=Queensland Government |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}}{{cite web |title=Trinity Lutheran College |url=https://www.tlc.qld.edu.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207182344/https://www.tlc.qld.edu.au/ |archive-date=7 December 2018 |accessdate=21 November 2018}} In 2017, the school (both campuses combined) had an enrolment of 1,050 students with 85 teachers (76 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archivedate=22 November 2018 |accessdate=22 November 2018}}

There are no government schools in Molendinar. The nearest government primary school is Ashmore State School in neighbouring Ashmore or Nerang State School in Nerang. The nearest government secondary school is Keebra Park State High School in Southport or Nerang State High School in Nerang.

Lynne Richardson Community Centre is at 2A Gidgee Court ({{Coord|-27.9782|153.3723|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Lynne Richardson Community Centre}}).{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/community/lynne-richardson-community-centre-3407.html|title=Lynne Richardson Community Centre|last=Services|date=|website=Community Venues and Services|publisher=Gold Coast City Council|language=en-au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013223848/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/community/lynne-richardson-community-centre-3407.html|archive-date=13 October 2019|access-date=2020-04-05}}

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• {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gold Coast Local Heritage Register - A to M|url=https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/pdfs/brochures-amp-factsheets/local-heritage-register-a-m.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 August 2020|website=Gold Coast City Council}}

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/molendinar|title=Molendinar|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}

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