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Satellite image of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area. Centred on the City of Brisbane, it captures from the Redcliffe Peninsula in the north, D'Aguilar National Park to the west, east to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, and Logan City in the south. Brisbane Central Business District seen from Mount Coot-tha Lookout This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland ...
Fairfield is located 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) south of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River.The suburb is mainly residential with house and unit accommodation. Fairfield is bounded to the north by the South Brisbane Cemetery, to the east by the Beenleigh railway line, to the south by Venner Road and to the west by the median of the Brisbane River.
Usage note: In Australia, "suburbs" are the official postal subdivisions of a city. Inner suburbs are subdivisions within the denser urban areas of the cities and outer suburbs are the postal divisions found in the outer rings of the metropolitan areas, and usually lying within the boundaries of a separate municipality. This differs from ...
Greenslopes is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [5] It is 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) by road south of the Brisbane CBD . [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , Greenslopes had a population of 7,941 people.
On 1 June 2001, Seven Hills was gazetted as a suburb by the Queensland Government, following a push by local residents to have it recognised independently of Norman Park. [13] A Southbank Institute of Technology campus was operational in the suburb until 2010. The site has since become the Clearview Urban Village.
Belmont Shire was a larger area than Belmont today with parts now included in the suburb of Carindale and other suburbs. [ 13 ] From 25 May 1912, the Belmont Shire Council operated the Belmont Tramway , a 3-foot 6 inches (1,067 mm) gauge steam tramway from Norman Park railway station to a terminus near the present State School. [ 19 ]
A popular Netflix docuseries focuses on 'Blue Zones,' where lifestyles centered on faith, community and healthful eating lead to lower rates of chronic disease and greater longevity.
Woman diving into the Morningside Quarry, Brisbane, 1949 [19] A quarry was established post-World War I to obtain bluestone for roads in the growing suburbs. [20] By 1940, the quarry had been filled in to provide a swimming pool for residents. In 1948, the Australian diving championships were held in the quarry swimming pool.