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*[http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/moorooka ourbrisbane.com - Moorooka] |
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Revision as of 05:37, 5 December 2007
| Moorooka Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 8523 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 4105 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Yeerongpilly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moreton | ||||||||||||||
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Moorooka is a suburb of 8,576 people in the Queensland capital city of Brisbane. Bordering with Toohey Forest Park, it is seven kilometres south of Brisbane's central business district (CBD). The suburb was originally founded as a stop over for journeys from Brisbane south (Logan and Albert river valleys) and south-west (Ipswich and beyond).
History
The area was occupied by the Australian Aboriginal Jagara Tribe prior to White settlement. The area was probably a hunting ground with plentiful food and water. There was also reportedly a Bora ring, which older residents of the area recall being shown.
Residents
Moorooka has always had many influxes of immigrants from various places of the world, including people from the ex-Yugoslavia (Serbians and Bosnians), Middle East (Iraq, Iran & Kurds) and recently people from Africa (Sudan & Eritrea). Many of these immigrants live in the housing projects and units.
The suburb has mixed uses - large areas, particularly in the elevated eastern side of the suburb are residential. The lower, western side of the suburb is dominated by retail, particularly motor vehicle dealerships along Ipswich Road, light industry and warehouses.
The rail line to Robina on the Gold Coast forms the western border of the suburb. Commuter trains on the Beenleigh line stop at Moorooka railway station.
Between the 1930s and 1969 trams ran along Beaudesert Road, thence along Ipswich Road to the City. The suburb continues to be served by Brisbane Transport buses.
Many of the houses are pre-war Queenslanders (on posts, with simple one floor, wooden construction), with small apartment blocks scattered through the suburb. As with many older suburbs of Brisbane, Moorooka is becoming gentrified, with many older homes now being either renovated and extended or replaced by more modern buildings. There are prime real estate areas on the top of hills, with views to the Great Dividing Range, over Archerfield in the south, Seventeen Mile Rocks to the west, Mount Coot-tha, St. Lucia and Indooroopilly to the north-west.