Alderley, Queensland

Alderley
Brisbane, Queensland
The Alderley Hotel
Population 6,117 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 2,550/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Established 1878
Postcode(s) 4051
Area 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Location 7 km (4 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA(s) City of Brisbane
(Enoggera Ward;[2] Marchant Ward)[3]
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Brisbane
Suburbs around Alderley:
Gaythorne Everton Park
Stafford		 Kedron
Enoggera Alderley Grange
Ashgrove
St Johns Wood		 Newmarket Wilston

Alderley is a northern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]

Geography

Alderley is 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of the Brisbane CBD. It is surrounded by Newmarket in the south, Ashgrove and Enoggera in the west, Grange and Stafford in the east and Kedron and Everton Park in the north. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 5,068.

Alderley has several warehouses, a police station and a community-based shopping complex that includes a Coles supermarket and Liquorland bottleshop.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Alderley recorded a population of 5,679 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male.[5] The median age of the Alderley population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 78.5% of people living in Alderley were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.7%, India 1.1%, Nepal 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 88.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1% Nepali, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Cantonese.[5]

History

Newmarket Brickworks Chimney, 2015

In prehistory, the area was inhabited by the Turrbal Aboriginal clan. Corroborees were held at Sedgeley Park estate. The name Alderley derives from Alderley Edge in Cheshire, England.[4] Alderley is an older suburb, having had a post office since 1878 and a railway station since 1899. Trams operated by the Brisbane City Council ran to the suburb between 1949 and 1968.

Heritage listings

Farrington House, 1932

Alderley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alderley". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Enoggera Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Marchant Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Alderley (entry 44135)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Alderley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ↑ "Strathearn (entry 602064)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Farrington House (entry 600046)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Newmarket Brickworks Chimney (entry 601357)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Alderley
  • "Alderley". BRISbites. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
  • "Alderley". Our Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008.
  • Alderley Theatre This image is held by the State Library of Queensland image number 20340

Coordinates: 27°25′26″S 153°00′18″E / 27.42389°S 153.00500°E / -27.42389; 153.00500 (Alderley)


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