Pallara, Queensland

Pallara is {{convert|24.3|km|mi}} by road south of the Brisbane CBD.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Australia+Post+-+Brisbane+GPO+Post+Shop,+261+Queen+St,+Brisbane+City+QLD+4000/Pallara+QLD+4110/@-27.5524411,152.8579514,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915a1ce986c647:0x607f6d20ee939285!2m2!1d153.0279547!2d-27.4679272!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b914f77bcb5d6ef:0x502a35af3de9480!2m2!1d152.993605!2d-27.6272875!3e0|title=Brisbane GPO to Pallara|access-date=28 May 2022}}

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The name Pallara means flat land and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l".{{cite book |title=150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West |last=Mynott |first=Wicki |year=2009 |publisher=Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group |pages=159–163}}

The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Ritchie Road State School opened on 24 August 1959. The name was later changed to Pallara State School.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}

In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.

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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Pallara had a population of 511 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32274|name=Pallara (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Pallara had a population of 3,861 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32255|name=Pallara (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Pallara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Ritchie Road ({{coord|-27.6290|152.9934|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Pallara 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 |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 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web |title=Pallara State School |url=https://www.pallarass.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103733/https://pallarass.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 500 students with 30 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 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 |access-date=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 }} As at August 2021, the school had an enrolment of 866 students with 52 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=Pallara School Annual Report 2021 |url=https://pallarass.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2021.pdf |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514060829/https://pallarass.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2021.pdf |url-status=live }}

There are no secondary schools in Pallara. The nearest government secondary schools are Forest Lake State High School in neighbouring Forest Lake to the west, Glenala State High School in Durack to the north-west, and Calamvale Community College in Calamvale to the east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=28 May 2022}}

There are a number of parks in the suburb:

• Blunder Creek Reserve ({{coord|-27.6182|152.9879|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Blunder Creek Reserve}}){{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}}
• Brookbent Road Park ({{coord|-27.6114|153.0118|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brookbent Road Park}})
• Paradise Road Park ({{coord|-27.6129|153.0239|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Paradise Road Park}})
• Sweets Road Park ({{coord|-27.6144|153.0102|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Sweets Road Park}})

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/pallara-and-heathwood|website=Queensland Places|title=Pallara and Heathwood|publisher=University of Queensland}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212100544/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/pallara/home/ Pallara]. ourbrisbane.com via the Wayback Machine

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