Birkdale is a coastal locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Birkdale had a population of 14,816 people.
The name Birkdale comes from Birkdale House in Roger Street, the home of settler and vigneron James Baron. It was used as the name of the railway station constructed in 1889.
William Thorne was another early local land owner.
Birkdale State School opened on 27 November 1916 with 28 students.
In the 1920s, poultry was a major industry in Birkdale.
Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School opened on 20 April 1997.
Birkdale South State School opened on 25 January 1982.
In the 2016 census, Birkdale recorded a population of 14,497 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Birkdale population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 75.2% of people living in Birkdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 4.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Netherlands 1.2%, Scotland 0.8%. 90% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Italian.
In the 2021 census, Birkdale had a population of 14816 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia