Alexandra Hills

Alexandra Hills is a suburb located in Redland City, south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Alexandra Hills sits between two major areas of Redlands, with Cleveland to the east and Capalaba to the west.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Alexandra Hills is 16,728, 50.7% female and 49.3% male.

The median/average age of the Alexandra Hills population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.

77% of people living in Alexandra Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.8%, England 4.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%.

91.3% of people speak English as their first language 0.4% German, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish.

Key locations

Many community organisations are based in Alexandra Hills;

Education

• Alexandra Hills State High School
• Alexandra Hills State School
• Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
• Hilliard State School
• Vienna Woods State School
• St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Alexandra Hills State High School

Alexandra Hills State High School is by far the largest high school in the Redlands. It is located on Windemere Road and is adjacent to the TAFE. The school is also the home of 136 Army Cadet Unit - City of Redlands.

Notable alumni

• Two members of The Grates, an ACRA-nominated Indie band, were students;
• Brad Gustafson, a producer for Seven Network's Border Security: Australia's Front Line.

Graeme Duckham, international and local award winning television producer. Among his many credits is the multi Logie winning television series Better Homes and Gardens. Graeme was the originating producer of BH&G., a world first in Masthead television.