Balmoral is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.GeographyBalmoral is located east of the Brisbane CBD.HistoryThe name Balmoral is an anglicisation of Baile Mhoireil' which is Scottish Gaelic for ‘beautiful residence’ or ‘majestic castle’.Balmoral State High School opened on 3 February 1958.EducationBalmoral has one high school called Balmoral State High School.Notable peopleA famous person to come out of this particular suburb is Laurel Edwards who is a presenter on the 4KQ Brisbane Breakfast Show and also a presenter on Channel 7's The Great South East.DemographicsIn the 2011 Census the population of Balmoral is 3,827, 51.8% female and 48.2% male.The median/average age of the Balmoral population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.74% of people living in Balmoral were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 4.2%, Ireland 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, India 0.8%.88.4% of people speak English as their first language 0.9% Spanish, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% Greek, 0.5% Italian, 0.3% German.External links University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Balmoral Balmoral State High School
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