Street, approx ) was dedicated for a future Methodist church. On Saturday 20 September 1930 there was a stump capping ceremony as construction commenced on the church hall building. The hall was officially opened on Saturday 1 November 1930. In November 1938, the Brisbane City Council announced that the tram to Gordon Park would be extended from Lutwyche Road via Bradshaw Street, crossing Kedron Brook into Thistle Street. Trams ran to Gordon Park connecting it with Brisbane until they were progressively withdrawn from use, finally ceasing all operations on 13 April 1969. St John's Anglican Church on the corner of Khartoum Street and Cowper Street (approx ) was dedicated on 2 August 1959 by Archbishop Reginald Halse. Its closure on 15 March 1987 was approved by Assistant Bishop George Browning. On 11 August 1975, Gordon Park ceased to be a separate suburb. However residents lobbied against this decision and, on 18 December 1992, Gordon Park was reinstated as a suburb. In the , Gordon Park recorded a population of 4,231 people, 51.0% female and 49.0% male. The median age of the Gordon Park population was 35 years of age, 3 years below the Australian median. 73.9% of people living in Gordon Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.9%, England 2.5%, India 2.1%, Italy 1.0%, and China 0.8%. 82.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.7% Italian, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin, 0.9% Hindi, and 0.7% Punjabi. Heritage listings Gordon Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 29 Aberdeen Terrace (): former St Carthage's Catholic School building 29 Jack Street (): Alexander Barron's house Education There are no schools in Gordon Park. The nearest primary schools are in Stafford, Wooloowin and Kedron. The nearest secondary school is Kedron State High School. Amenities St Carthage's Catholic Church is at 115 Beaconsfield Terrace (). Parks There are a number of parks, including: Amelia Park () Archer Street Park () Gordon Park Playground Park () Hickey Park () Kokoda Park () Montrose Street Park () Thistle Street Park (no.74) () Wally Bourke Park () Notable residents Gordon Park resident, Tom Nash, was born in Essex, England in 1909. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 17 aboard the S.S. Vedic, a ship chartered by the Salvation Army to bring 700