2005 the two schools merged to create Capalaba State College, occupying the combined sites. Capalaba Park Shopping Centre opened to the public in 1981 on the site of Queensland's first drive-in theatre. The theatre was originally relocated to a new site behind the shopping centre, but then closed entirely in 1997 following an expansion of the centre to include new cinemas. FPDSavills' Byvan division gave the centre its "Shopping Centre of the Year Award" in 2002. Coolnwynpin State School opened on 23 January 1984. St Luke's Catholic Parish School opened in January 1989 with 11 staff and 95 students under the leadership of Sister Lynne Albury, the school's first principal. Capalaba Library opened in 1996. Capalaba West was a related suburb located on the opposite side of Tingalpa Creek, and was part of the City of Brisbane rather than the Redlands. It retained the Capalaba West name until 2010, when it became incorporated into the Brisbane suburb of Chandler. Demographics In the 2016 census, the population of Capalaba was 17,333, an increase from 16,644 in the 2011 census, of whom 50.4% were female and 49.6% were male. The median age of the Capalaba population was 37 years old, 1 year below the national median of 37. 74.4% of people living in Capalaba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (6.6%), England (4.4%), South Africa (1.0%), the Philippines (1.0%), and India (0.9%). 87.7% of people speak English as their first language; the next most common languages were Mandarin Chinese (0.6%), Hindi, Tagalog, Italian, and Greek (all 0.5%). Heritage listings Capalaba has the following heritage-listed sites: off Old Cleveland Road: The Rocks Crossing, a ford across Tingalpa Creek 17 Runnymede Road on the Indigiscapes' Tallowood View Trail: Tallowwood Tree (over 400 years old) Education Coolnwynpin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Telaska Court (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 427 students with 34 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Luke's Catholic Parish School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 45 Degen Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 333 students with 25 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). Capalaba State College is a government primary and secondary (Early