South Brisbane, Queensland
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| South Brisbane Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 4,285 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4101 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.0 km² (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Brisbane City Council, Dutton Park Ward | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Moggill | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Griffith | ||||||||||||
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South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the central business district by the Kurilpa, Victoria and Goodwill bridges.
Modern public transport services include suburban train stations at South Brisbane and South Bank and South East Busway stations at Cultural Centre, South Bank, and Mater Hill. CityCat ferry services link South Brisbane to other riverside suburbs.
Its fast growing population was estimated in the 2006 census at 4,285.
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[edit] Geography
- South Brisbane, Queensland is at coordinates 27°28′36″S 153°01′00″E / 27.47665°S 153.01667°ECoordinates: 27°28′36″S 153°01′00″E / 27.47665°S 153.01667°E
[edit] History
Known, along with West End and Highgate Hill as Kurilpa (Water Rat) to the local indigenous people, the area remains important in indigenous life. Musgrave Park has been for many years a place of congregation for the Murri peoples of south-east Queensland. It is the site of a bora ring that has been buried.
South Brisbane was established when a construction boom followed the opening of the railway to the south in 1884 with its terminus in the area. The first electric tramway in Brisbane ran along Stanley Street in South Brisbane on 16 June 1897.[2]
The suburb was previously heavily industrialised, but its regeneration began when it was selected as the location of World Expo '88, which was built on former wharves and industrial land. Following Expo '88, South Bank Parklands was built on the former Expo site. South Brisbane has emerged as fashionable, high density, modern residential area, given its proximity to the city centre and good public transport links.
[edit] Popular Attractions
South Bank Parklands is a major feature of the suburb and popular with tourists and Brisbane residents alike. Some of Brisbane's most popular restaurants are located on Little Stanley Street where crowds used to gather every Friday night to dance the salsa outdoors. (This now happens on Friday nights at the Brisbane Square, opposite the Casino in the city). Nearby Grey Street has one of Brisbane's most popular cinemas, several restaurants & coffee shops and two five star hotels.
[edit] Arts & Culture
South Brisbane is home to the Queensland Cultural Centre (with the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art - GoMA, State Library of Queensland, and Queensland Museum), the Queensland Maritime Museum and the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
[edit] Business
The suburb is a focal point for education with the South Bank campus of Griffith University (which incorporates the Queensland Conservatorium, Queensland College of Art and Griffith Film School), the Southbank Institute of Technology, the Royal Brisbane International College, Brisbane State High School, St Laurence's College, Somerville House.
Mater Health Services provides a wide range of public and private medical services in the area to the south of the suburb around Mater Hill and close to its border with Woolloongabba.
A number of major corporations have recently established offices in new buildings along Grey Street and Melbourne Street.
[edit] Gallery
 Grey Street and Little Stanley Street is the entertainment hot spot of South Brisbane |
 Southbank TAFE |
 Kuripla Park is situated at the riverbank of South Brisbane |
 GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art) |
 Looking from Brisbane GoMA at the City |
 The entrance of Brisbane's Convention Centre |
 Mater Health Services hospital |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Census QuickStats : South Brisbane (Brisbane City) (State Suburb)
- ^ Ford, Garry (2008). Carolyn Fitz-Gerald. ed. "Trams, tramways and termini". Brisbane:Water, Power and Industry Paper No. 20 (Kelvin Grove, Queensland: Brisbane History Group): 62. ISBN 9780975179338.
