for the new church building on 4 July 1981 with the first service being held in the church on 9 August 1981 with its official dedication on 18 October conducted again by John Grindrod. All debts having been paid, Archbishop Peter Hollingworth consecrated the new church on 29 May 1993. The Islamic Society of Algester began in 1990 as the population of Moslems grew in southern Brisbane. In 1997 an old house was purchased to use as a mosque and community centre at 48 Learoyd Road. It has continued to acquire adjacent land amassing where it will build a purpose-built mosque costing $4.5 million. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School opened on 26 January 2004 on a site offering Prep to Year 3, extending each year until the full range of Prep to Year 6 was on offer. In the , Algester had a population of 7,368 people. In July 2007, a major leak of an oil pipeline resulted in the forced evacuation of residents in Algester. In the , Algester recorded a population of 8,262 people, 51.3% female and 48.7% male. The median age of the Algester population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37. 58.5% of people living in Algester were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.1%, England 4%, China 2.9%, Philippines 1.8%, India 1.5%. 70.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.2% Spanish, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Vietnamese. In the , Algester had a population of 8,433 people. Education Algester State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 19 Endiandra Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 990 students with 68 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Stephen's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 156 Ridgewood Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 510 students with 33 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Algester. The nearest government secondary school is Calamvale Community College in neighbouring Calamvale to the east. Amenities The Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit is at 362 Algester Road (), now within Calamvale. Notable people Karmichael