Everton Park, Queensland

Everton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is about eight kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD. This suburb is predominantly residential, with more than a quarter of the population residing in semi-detached and higher density dwellings.HistoryThe Ferny Hills Progress Association also document some of the early history and Jim Lightfoot's work that documents early Everton Park history including the early Everton Park Postal service. A more recent book is available called "From Bunyaville to Beyond" that chronicles the history of Everton Park and was created as part of Brisbane's Q150 celebrations.DemographicsIn the the population of Everton Park was 8,325 people: 51.2% female and 48.8% male.The median age of the Everton Park population was 37 years of age, the same as the national median.77.5% of people living in Everton Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 1.1%, Italy 0.9%, Scotland 0.8%.85.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.6% Italian, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% German, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Hindi.EducationLocal schools include Everton Park State High School, Everton Park State Primary School, Northside Christian College and Prince of Peace Lutheran College.TransportSouth Pine Road and Old Northern Road, are both major transport corridors, that run through the suburb, towards Brisbane. They are serviced by several Brisbane Transport bus services. Many commuters also drive or cycle to nearby train stations at Gaythorne, Mitchelton and Oxford Park. There are also many local bikeways.