Stapylton, Queensland

Stapylton is a mixed-use locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the Stapylton had a population of 444 people.
Geography.
Stapylton is bounded to the west by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway.
Stapylton has the following mountains in the north of the locality:
History.
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 State School opened on 18 May 1920. It closed in 1961. The school was located on the south-eastern corner of Hester Drive and Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (approx ).
Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995.
Stapylyon had a population of 445 at the .
In the Stapylton had a population of 444 people.
Economy.
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.
Education.
There are no schools in Staplyton. The nearest government primary school is Mount Warren Park State School in Mount Warren Park to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh to the west and Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau to the south.
Amenities.
The Yatala drive-in theatre was opened on 27 October 1974; it contains two large screens and covers 10 acres.
Attractions.
Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing is based in Stapylton.