Condon, Queensland

Condon is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Condon had a population of 5,779 people.[1]

Condon
Townsville, Queensland
Condon
Coordinates19.3297°S 146.7166°E / -19.3297; 146.7166
Population5,779 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,090/km2 (2,824/sq mi)
Established1968
Postcode(s)4815
Area5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location15 km (9 mi) from Townsville
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Thuringowa
Federal Division(s)Herbert
Suburbs around Condon:
Bohle Plains Kirwan Thuringowa Central
Gumlow Condon Douglas
Mount Stuart
Gumlow Rasmussen Rasmussen

Geography

Condon is part of the Upper Ross District and is the first of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Townsville's Ring road runs through Condon with the Vickers Bridge across the Ross River connecting Condon with Douglas and the southern suburbs. Thuringowa State High School is also in this suburb.

History

Condon's first residential development was in 1968. It was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 March 1969[2] after the Irish Condon family (William Condon) who had settled on the Ross River and had a dairy farm.

Thuringowa State High School opened on 27 January 1987.[3]

Shalom Christian College was established in 1992 by Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (part of the Uniting Church of Australia).[3] Following allegations of sexual assault in 2006 that led to criticisms of the school's handling of the situation, in 2017 the Uniting Church announced that they would close the secondary and boarding components of the school.[4][5][6] In 2018 Carinity purchased the school from the Uniting Church with the intention of re-instating its secondary education program.[7]

In the 2016 census, Condon had a population of 5,779 people.[1]

Education

Thuringowa State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 26 - 54 Vickers Road South (19.3365°S 146.7190°E / -19.3365; 146.7190 (Thuringowa State High School)).[8][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 726 students with 64 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent).[10] It includes a special education program.[8][11]

Shalom Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 190 Hervey's Range Road (19.3197°S 146.7110°E / -19.3197; 146.7110 (Shalom Christian College)).[8][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 251 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (46 full-time equivalent).[10]

There are no government primary schools in Condon. The nearest government primary schools are the Weir State School in Thuringowa Central, The Willows State School in Kirwan and Rasmussen State School in Rasmussen, all neighbouring suburbs.[13]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Condon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Condon – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 45228)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Lumsden, Mardi (6 December 2016). "Searching for the real Shalom". JourneyOnline. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. Chen, David (20 November 2017). "Townsville Christian high school shuts after revealing safety concerns to sex abuse inquiry". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "Shalom Christian College update". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "Carinity acquires Shalom Christian College in Townsville". Carinity. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Thuringowa State High School". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. "Thuringowa SHS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Shalom Christian College". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • "Condon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.]
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