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Brisbane suburb names with Aboriginal names show that some Australian Aboriginal languages are still preserved today, in the form of placenames. Similarly, F. J. Watson explains the meanings of Queensland suburb names. [1] The map demonstrates a non-exhaustive list of some of the names in the Brisbane area.
Runcorn is 18.6 kilometres (12 mi) by road from Brisbane's central business district. Beenleigh and Warrigal Roads both run through the suburb, and are the primary links towards the Brisbane CBD and beyond. Much of the suburb is bordered by Bulimba Creek, with the secondary source for the creek rising within the suburb. [citation needed]
Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [4] It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul.In the 2021 census, Nundah had a population of 13,098 people.
The suburb of Willawong was officially created and named by the Queensland Places Names Board in 1970. Willawong is an Aboriginal word meaning the junction of two creeks. [3] [5] During the 1974 Brisbane flood, most of the suburb was inundated. [5] In 1983, local residents in Willawong and nearby suburbs began a campaign to stop sand mining in ...
Queensland's first railway linked Grandchester to Ipswich, 1865. South East Queensland was home to around 20,000 Aboriginals prior to British occupation. The local tribes of the area were the Yugarapul of the Central Brisbane area; the Yugambeh people whose traditional lands ranged from South of the Logan River, down to the Tweed River and west to the McPherson Ranges; the Quandamooka people ...
Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population. The median age for the suburb is 31 while the most prominent age group is the 20–24-year-olds who make up 12.4 per cent of the suburb. 63.2% of people were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%.
Bellbowrie is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Bellbowrie had a population of 5,495 people. [1] Bellbowrie is on the northern side of the Brisbane River and lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) west-southwest of Brisbane's city centre. It is a rapidly developing semi-rural area due to Brisbane's growth ...
Oxley is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [5] It is 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) from the Brisbane GPO by road. [6] The suburb contains a mix of residential and industrial land. [7] In the 2021 census, Oxley had a population of 9,100 people. [1]