Archerfield, Queensland
| Archerfield Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Archerfield Airport terminal, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 510 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4108 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Moorooka Ward)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Algester | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moreton | ||||||||||||||
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Archerfield is a mixed-use suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 510.[1]
The suburb's western boundary follows Oxley Creek and in the east it follows Beaudesert Road.
Demographics
In the 2011 census the population of Archerfield was 510, 44.9% female and 55.1% male.[1]
The median age of the Archerfield population was 37 years of age, the same as the median nationally.
64.5% of people living in Archerfield were born in Australia, slightly less than the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were India 3%, England 2.4%, Philippines 2.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Fiji 2%.
67.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4.2% Vietnamese, 2.2% Samoan, 2% Hindi, 1.8% Gujarati, 1.8% Greek.
Airport
Archerfield Airport originally served as the major airport for Brisbane. The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield. During World War 2 the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific.
History
On 8 August 1995 as southern Queensland experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recorded in Archerfield.[4] On 4 January 2014, the suburb recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees, just under the record maximum set in 1940.
Heritage listings
Archerfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Beatty Road (in front of Archerfield Airport): God's Acre Cemetery [5]
- 98-138 Kerry Road: Archerfield Second World War Igloos Complex[6]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Archerfield (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Moorooka Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Archerfield (entry 44213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Jack Frost makes his icy presence felt. p.3. The Courier Mail. 9 August 1995.
- ^ "God's Acre Historic Cemetery - Grenier's Burial Ground". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Archerfield Second World War Igloos Complex (entry 602150)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
External links
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