Manly West

Manly West is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Manly West is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Manly West had a population of 11,978 people.

Manly West originally was a part of the suburb of Manly (which takes its name from Manly, New South Wales). It was officially gazetted as a separate suburb in 1975.Moreton Bay Girls' High School opened on 31 January 1901 on Bay Terrace Wynnum with 20 day students and 6 boarding students. It was established by Alice J Alison Greene and her sister Anne. In 1944 the Greene family gave the school to the Methodist Church which transferred it to the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools' Association. In 1957, the school was renamed Moreton Bay College. In 1975 the PMSA decided to close the school due to a slump in student numbers to 125. Negative reaction from parents and the community resulted in the Uniting Church taking back control of the school and establishing an independent board to pursue a new strategic plan. The boarding school closed in 1980. In 1981 a new site of 20 hectares (49 acres) was purchased in Wondall Road in Manly West. The primary school commenced operations on the new site at the start of 1984 with the secondary school relocating at the start of 1986. The school celebrated its centenary in 2001 with an enrolment of 1,170 students. In April 2003 the Upper Brookfield Uniting church building was relocated to the school for use as a chapel.Manly West State School opened on 28 January 1958. The swimming pool was added in 1977.

Wondall Road State School opened on 12 September 1966. In 1967 it was renamed Wondall Heights State School.Bayside Uniting Church was established in 1990, combining four Uniting Churches located at:

Ashton Street, Wynnum , a former Methodist Church

Kingsley Terrace, Manly, a former Methodist Church

Preston Road, Manly West, a former Methodist Church

Yamboyna Street, Manly, a former Congregational ChurchDue to earlier or later closures, the Bayside Uniting Church also incorporated congregations from:

Manly West ("The Springs") Methodist Church in Manly Road

Lota Methodist Church in Ambool Street, Lota

Lindum Methodist Church at 174 Sibley Road, Wynnum West

Hemmant Methodist Church in Hemmant-Tingalpa Road, HemmantInitially the Bayside Uniting congregation held services at Oriel Handley Hall at Moreton Bay College, until their new Wondall Road church was opened on 16 November 1991.Moreton Bay Boys College opened on 24 February 2003.In the 2011 census the population of Manly West was 11,195 people.In the 2016 census, Manly West had a population of 11,978 people.