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The Albert electorate covers a large and diverse area in South-East Queensland in the rapid-growth corridor between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
At the recent Electoral Commission redistribution, the electorate lost areas to the east of the M1 Motorway, and gained some areas that were previously in the electorate of Gaven.
Suburbs within Albert include:
* Bannockburn
* Belivah
* Cedar Creek
* Kingsholme
* Luscombe
* Mount Warren Park
* Ormeau (West of the M1)
* Ormeau Hills
* Oxenford
* Pacific Pines (North of Binstead Way)
* Pimpama (West of the M1)
* Willow Vale
* Windaroo
* Wongawallan
* Yatala
Albert was first used as an electorate name under the 1887 redistribution, and it survived successive boundary alterations until 1949, when the Darlinghurst and Southport electorates were created.
The name was revived in 1959 and retained, though covering a reduced geographic area than previously.
Current electoral enrolment for Albert stands at 28,742 (at 28 February 2009) and 2006 Census data records the total electorate population at 60,396.
Albert has become a centre for industry, tourism and families with Movieworld, Wet 'n' Wild are among the major attractions within its borders. Conveniently located beside the M1 motorway, the Yatala Enterprise Area is a much sought-after regional base for local, national and multi-national business.
Schools in the electorate are:
* Assisi Catholic College
* Beenleigh Special School
* Cedar Creek State School,
* Coomera Anglican College
* Coomera Springs State School
* Gaven State School
* Highland Reseve State School
* Mount Warren Park State School
* Norfolk Village State School
* Oxenford State School
* Pimpama State School
* Rivermount College
* Saint Stephens College
* Upper Coomera State College
* Windaroo State School
* Windaroo Valley State High School.
Hospitals servicing the Albert electorate are Logan Hospital and Gold Coast Hospital, with a new 750 bed university hospital (to be located at Parklands) under construction.
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