About Birkdale
Birkdale is a locality in Redland City,
Queensland, Australia. Birkdale stretches from
Tingalpa Creek in the west, the border with
Brisbane City, to Wellington Point in the east.
Thorneside and Waterloo Bay are to its north,
and Capalaba and Alexandra Hills to its south.
Major features of Birkdale are a railway station,
a canal style housing development known as
Aquatic Paradise, a significant shopping
precinct located near Aquatic Paradise and a
retirement village known as Wellington
Manor.
Birkdale is also home to one of the Redlands
Waste Transfer Stations (27.5089°S 153.2264°E),
which (as of July 2012) is provided to the
residents of the city free of charge. It
encourages residents to recycle such items as
green waste, cardboard etc. and helps in the
proper disposal of hazardous materials.