# Parkside, Queensland

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Parkside is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

## Geography

The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Parkside is a "mineside" suburb.

## History

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of St Joseph on Railway Avenue in 1923 and operated there until 1984. In 1964, the Sisters established a secondary school for girls called San Jose Catholic Secondary School (also known as San Jose College) on Twenty-Third Avenue. Both schools closed as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of Catholic schools in Mount Isa. On 29 January 1985, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School relocated to the San Jose site in Twenty-Third Avenue, while the San Jose College amalgamated with St Kieran's Christian Brothers College in Menzies to form the co-educational Mount Isa Catholic High School (later renamed Good Shepherd Catholic College) at the former St Kieran's site at Menzies.
Mount Isa State High School opened on 2 February 1953. It closed on 31 December 2002. In 2003 it amalgamated with Kalkadoon State High School to create Spinifex State College with two campuses, a junior campus (7-9) at the former Mount Isa State High School site and a senior campus (10-12) at the former Kalkadoon State High School (in Pioneer). Mount Isa State High School's website has been archived.

## Demographics

In the 2011 census, Parkside had a population of 1,784 people.
In the 2016 census, Parkside had a population of 1,532 people.
In the 2021 census, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

## Heritage listings

Parkside has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Camooweal Street (20°43′57″S 139°29′18″E﻿ / ﻿20.7325°S 139.4883°E﻿ / -20.7325; 139.4883﻿ (Tent House)): Tent House
* 6-12 Fifth Avenue (20°44′03″S 139°29′12″E﻿ / ﻿20.7341°S 139.4866°E﻿ / -20.7341; 139.4866﻿ (Spinifex State College Junior Campus)): Spinifex State College Junior Campus

## Education

Spinifex State College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 817 students with 77 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The junior campus (Years 7-9) is at 6-16 Fifth Avenue (20°44′05″S 139°29′14″E﻿ / ﻿20.7348°S 139.4871°E﻿ / -20.7348; 139.4871﻿ (Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct)), while the senior campus is in Pioneer to the north-east.
St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 - 60 Twenty-Third Avenue (20°44′41″S 139°29′28″E﻿ / ﻿20.7447°S 139.4912°E﻿ / -20.7447; 139.4912﻿ (St Joseph's Catholic School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).
There is no government primary school in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Happy Valley State School in neighbouring Happy Valley to the south.

## Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:
* Captain James Cook Park (20°44′39″S 139°29′21″E﻿ / ﻿20.7441°S 139.4893°E﻿ / -20.7441; 139.4893﻿ (Captain James Cook Park))
* Magpie Street Park (20°43′52″S 139°29′14″E﻿ / ﻿20.7312°S 139.4872°E﻿ / -20.7312; 139.4872﻿ (Magpie Street Park))