Wacol, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Wacol is a suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
. According to the 2001 census
, a total of 4851 people lived within the boundaries of Wacol. The suburb is located on the east bank of the Brisbane River
, 18 km south-west of the Brisbane central business district
, on the Brisbane-Ipswich railway line.
The Ipswich Motorway
crosses the suburb and is about to undergo a major upgrade. The Logan Motorway
connects to the Ipswich Motorway in the south of the suburb.
Wacol is home for jail
inmates at the Brisbane Correctional Centre (previously known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre), Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
, Brisbane Youth Detention Centre (10-17 year olds), the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
and the Wolston Correctional Centre
. There is also a significant industrial park located in the area.
The suburb played host to the American military during World War II
, who constructed Camp Columbia
in 1942; after the war, control of the facility was transferred to the Australian government who used it primarily as a "holding centre" for post-war refugee
s.
provides access to regular Citytrain
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
and Rosewood
via Ipswich.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. According to the 2001 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, a total of 4851 people lived within the boundaries of Wacol. The suburb is located on the east bank of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
, 18 km south-west of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
, on the Brisbane-Ipswich railway line.
The Ipswich Motorway
Ipswich Motorway
The M7 runs from the junction of Ipswich Road and Granard Road to the M2 Logan Motorway interchange. It is then signed M2 until the junction of the Warrego Highway and the Cunningham Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia.It initially passes through the suburbs of...
crosses the suburb and is about to undergo a major upgrade. The Logan Motorway
Logan Motorway
The M2/MR6 Logan Motorway offers motorists a quick link between Ipswich and the M1 or Pacific Motorway at Loganholme, and the Gateway Motorway, providing access to the Gold Coast on the eastern seaboard and to the rural areas of the Darling Downs to the west....
connects to the Ipswich Motorway in the south of the suburb.
Wacol is home for jail
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
inmates at the Brisbane Correctional Centre (previously known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre), Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a prison located on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is a high security prison that is used for remand prisoners, and also for the temporary detention of prisoners while their 'security level' is ascertained.The...
, Brisbane Youth Detention Centre (10-17 year olds), the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre is an Australian prison, located at Wacol, Brisbane. It was commissioned on 28 May 1999.Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre replaced the old Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, located at Woolloongabba. The centre has a capacity of 264 cells and is divided...
and the Wolston Correctional Centre
Wolston Correctional Centre
Wolston Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility located in Richlands, Queensland, Australia. Wolston is a 'protection' prison, and as such houses many paedophiles, sex offenders and high profile prisoners.-Notable prisoners:* Mohamed Haneef...
. There is also a significant industrial park located in the area.
The suburb played host to the American military during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, who constructed Camp Columbia
Camp Columbia
Camp Columbia was a United States Army post located in Wacol, near Brisbane, during World War II. The Sixth US Army Headquarters was stationed here and it was an Officer Candidate School from 1942 to 1945. After World War II it served as a transit point for refugees and was used by the Australian...
in 1942; after the war, control of the facility was transferred to the Australian government who used it primarily as a "holding centre" for post-war refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s.
Transport
Wacol railway stationWacol railway station, Brisbane
Wacol Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in a transition precinct between Zone 4 and Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
provides access to regular Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Rosewood
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...
via Ipswich.