Pallara is 24.3 kilometres (15.1 mi) by road south of the Brisbane CBD.[4]
History
Pallara State School (then Ritchie Road State School), August 1959
The name Pallara means flat land and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l".[5]
The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961.[citation needed]
Ritchie Road State School opened on 24 August 1959. The name was later changed to Pallara State School.[6]
In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pallara had a population of 511 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Pallara had a population of 3,861 people.[1]
Education
Pallara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Ritchie Road (27°37′44″S152°59′36″E / 27.6290°S 152.9934°E / -27.6290; 152.9934 (Pallara State School)).[8][9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 500 students with 30 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[10] As at August 2021, the school had an enrolment of 866 students with 52 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[11]