Birkdale is a coastal locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Birkdale had a population of 14,497 people. Geography Birkdale stretches from Tingalpa Creek in the west, the border with Brisbane City, to Wellington Point in the east. Thorneside and Waterloo Bay are to its north, and Capalaba and Alexandra Hills to its south. The Cleveland railway line enters the locality from the north-west (Thorneside) and exits to the east (Wellington Point) with the locality being served by the Birkdale railway station (). Major features are a canal style housing development known as Aquatic Paradise, a significant shopping precinct located near Aquatic Paradise and a retirement village known as Wellington Manor. There are two neighbourhoods in the locality: Poudalandyalbetser (). Tanganghur () It is also home to one of the Redlands Waste Transfer Stations (), which (as of July 2012) is provided to the residents of the city free of charge. It encourages residents to recycle such items as green waste, cardboard etc. and helps in the proper disposal of hazardous materials. The Redland Whitewater Centre is to be built in the Birkdale Community Precinct for use in white-water canoeing events at the 2032 Summer Olympics. History 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 , 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. Heritage listing There is one heritage listing in Birkdale, the School of Arts Hall on 101 Birkdale Road (). Education Birkdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and