Balmoral, Queensland


Balmoral is an eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Balmoral is located east of the Brisbane CBD.

History

The name Balmoral is an anglicisation of Baile Mhoireil' which is Scottish Gaelic for ‘beautiful residence’ or ‘majestic castle’.
On the 25th of June 1927. Panorama Heights estate containing 53 reserved websites was auctioned by Thornton and Pearce. The estate was located on Fifth Avenue, Balmoral.
Balmoral State High School opened on 3 February 1958.

Education

Balmoral has one high school called Balmoral State High School.

Amenities

The Bulimba Memorial Bowls and Community Club is at 6 Quinn Street. It offers competitive and social lawn bowls.

Notable people

In the, Balmoral recorded a population of 3,827 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male.
The median age of the Balmoral population was 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian median.
74% of people living in Balmoral were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 4.2%, Ireland 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, India 0.8%.
88.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 0.9% Spanish, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% Greek, 0.5% Italian, 0.3% German.