Parkside Mount Isa, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°44′12″S 139°29′17″E / 20.7368°S 139.4881°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,530 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,020/km (2,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.5 km (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Parkside is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.
The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Parkside is a "mineside" suburb.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of St Joseph on Railway Avenue in 1923 and operated there until 1984. In 1964, the Sisters established a secondary school for girls called San Jose Catholic Secondary School (also known as San Jose College) on Twenty-Third Avenue. Both schools closed as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of Catholic schools in Mount Isa. On 29 January 1985, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School relocated to the San Jose site in Twenty-Third Avenue, while the San Jose College amalgamated with St Kieran's Christian Brothers College in Menzies to form the co-educational Mount Isa Catholic High School (later renamed Good Shepherd Catholic College) at the former St Kieran's site at Menzies.
Mount Isa State High School opened on 2 February 1953. It closed on 31 December 2002. In 2003 it amalgamated with Kalkadoon State High School to create Spinifex State College with two campuses, a junior campus (7-9) at the former Mount Isa State High School site and a senior campus (10-12) at the former Kalkadoon State High School (in Pioneer). Mount Isa State High School's website has been archived.
In the 2011 census, Parkside had a population of 1,784 people.
In the 2016 census, Parkside had a population of 1,532 people.
In the 2021 census, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.
Parkside has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Spinifex State College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 817 students with 77 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The junior campus (Years 7-9) is at 6-16 Fifth Avenue (20°44′05″S 139°29′14″E / 20.7348°S 139.4871°E), while the senior campus is in Pioneer to the north-east.
St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 - 60 Twenty-Third Avenue (20°44′41″S 139°29′28″E / 20.7447°S 139.4912°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).
There is no government primary school in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Happy Valley State School in neighbouring Happy Valley to the south.
There are a number of parks in the area: