Mount Stapylton
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Stapylton Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Paddocks along Bruckner Road, 2014
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| Population | 445 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4207 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coomera | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fadden | ||||||||||||
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Stapylton is a locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Its western border is marked by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway. It had a population of 445 at the 2011 census.
The area was named after surveyor Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800–1840), who was killed by Aborigines on 31 May 1840, near Mount Lindesay. Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995.
Australia's first green waste to energy power plant was built at Stapylton.
The suburb contains the Mount Stapylton Weather station, several quarries and the Stapylton Landfill and Recycling Centre. The radar tower is 30 m tall and was completed in 2006.
The Yatala drive-in theatre was opened on 27 October 1974; it contains two large screens and covers 10 acres.
Supercars teams DJR Team Penske and Tekno Autosports are both based in Stapylton.
Coordinates: 27°43′49″S 153°14′40″E / 27.73028°S 153.24444°E
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