Once a bustling farming community, Birkdale now epitomises Redlands Coast's relaxed way of living. Fringing residential areas, you will find the country-style Howeston Golf Course and the sporting precinct of Judy Holt Park and its adjoining bushland, along with Birkdale Bushland Refuge, Merrill and Bob Ovenden Reserve, the Tarradarrapin Creek Wetlands and William Eickenloff Memorial Park. Aquatic Paradise Park West, on Commodore Drive, boasts a great range of facilities, including a dog off-leash area and electric barbecues.
Birkdale Gardens and Birkdale Fair shopping centres offer a variety of goods and services, with the larger business and shopping area of Capalaba and the Wellington Point dining precinct just a few minutes’ drive away.
There are several schools to choose from in Birkdale:
Wellington Point Primary School serve this area, with Wellington Point State High School and Redlands College, a co-educational independent school, nearby.
Birkdale railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland. Transdev Queensland operates regular bus services, with a 24-hour weekend bus from Brisbane to Victoria Point. Refer to the Translink Journey Planner for more details.
In Roger Street Birkdale, Birkdale House, was the home of settler and vigneron James Baron. Wine was an important industry at that time and competition was strong at the annual Wellington Point A.H. & I. Show. Fruit of all varieties were grown throughout the fertile red soil area.
The name Birkdale was adopted as a place name when the railway was constructed in 1889, and the station was named Birkdale. As was the case with many railway stations, it was most likely named after Baron’s well-known property.