Birkdale, Queensland

Birkdale is a locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. It 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.DemographicsIn the, Birkdale recorded a population of 13,796 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.HistoryBirkdale was named in 1880 by local landowner William Thorne after his birthplace, Birkdale in England.Birkdale State School opened on 27 November 1916.In the 1920s, poultry was a major industry in Birkdale.Birkdale South State School opened on 25 January 1982.ClimateBirkdale has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and mild winters. From November through March, thunderstorms are common, with the more severe events accompanied by large damaging hail stones, torrential rain and destructive winds.