Battery Hill, Queensland
# Battery Hill, Queensland

Battery Hill is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Battery Hill had a population of 2,536 people.

## Geography

Battery Hill is 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Caloundra.

The suburb is bounded to the north by Buderim Road, to the east by Coonowrin Drive, to the south by Cooroora Street, and to the west by the Nicklin Way.

Battery Hill is a hill in the south-east of the locality (26°46′52″S 153°07′47″E﻿ / ﻿26.7810°S 153.1298°E﻿ / -26.7810; 153.1298﻿ (Battery Hill)) at 28 metres (92 ft) above sea level.

## History

In the 2011 census, Battery Hill recorded a population of 2,588 people, 53.1% female and 46.9% male. The median age of the Battery Hill population was 40 years, 3 years above the national median of 37. 78.7% of people living in Battery Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5%, England 3.9%, South Africa 0.8%, United States of America 0.8%, Netherlands 0.6%. 92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Spanish.

In the 2016 census Battery Hill had a population of 2,536 people.

## Education

There are no schools in Battery Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Currimundi State School in neighbouring Currimundi to the north-east and Talara Primary College also in Currimundi but to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Caloundra State High School in neighbouring Caloundra to the south and Meridan State College in Meridan Plains to the west.

## Amenities

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

* Andra Ahern Park (26°47′00″S 153°07′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.7832°S 153.1271°E﻿ / -26.7832; 153.1271﻿ (Andra Ahern Park))
* Andrea Ahern Bushland Park (26°47′01″S 153°07′39″E﻿ / ﻿26.7837°S 153.1275°E﻿ / -26.7837; 153.1275﻿ (Andrea Ahern Bushland Park))
* Enfield Park (26°46′52″S 153°07′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.7810°S 153.1291°E﻿ / -26.7810; 153.1291﻿ (Enfield Park))
* Jack Keleher Park (26°46′38″S 153°07′46″E﻿ / ﻿26.7772°S 153.1294°E﻿ / -26.7772; 153.1294﻿ (Jack Keleher Park))
* Nicklin Way Buffer 6 (26°46′48″S 153°07′33″E﻿ / ﻿26.7799°S 153.1259°E﻿ / -26.7799; 153.1259﻿ (Nicklin Way Buffer 6))
* Nicklin Way Buffer 8 (26°46′58″S 153°07′27″E﻿ / ﻿26.7827°S 153.1243°E﻿ / -26.7827; 153.1243﻿ (Nicklin Way Buffer 8))
