Gailes, Queensland

Gailes is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Gailes had a population of 1,828 people.[1]

Gailes
Ipswich, Queensland
Gailes
Coordinates27.6138°S 152.9102°E / -27.6138; 152.9102 (Gailes (centre of suburb))
Population1,828 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,410/km2 (3,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4300
Area1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
State electorate(s)Jordan
Federal Division(s)Oxley
Suburbs around Gailes:
Goodna Wacol Wacol
Goodna Gailes Carole Park
Goodna Camira Carole Park

History

Originally called Dingo Hill, the suburb takes its name from the Gailes railway station, which, in turn, was named on 16 September 1925 after the Western Gailes Golf Course in Ayrshire, Scotland .The name Gailes means "overgrown by bog-myrth".[2][3]

In the 2011 census Gailes had a population of 1,646 people.[4]

In the 2016 census Gailes had a population of 1,828 people.[1]

Transport

Gailes railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gailes (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gailes – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45047)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Dingo Hill". The Telegraph (16, 475). Queensland, Australia. 19 September 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gailes (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  • "Gailes". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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