Karana Downs, Queensland

Karana Downs is a suburb of Brisbane's west in south-east Queensland, Australia, 26km from Brisbane's CBD.

The semi-rural, leafy suburb is bordered by the Brisbane River to the south and east, and Mount Crosby to the west.

The people of Karana Downs are represented in the Queensland Parliament by Bruce Flegg the Liberal Party member for Moggill.

The suburb is serviced by Mount Crosby State School, built in 1984. Karana Downs was developed from the areas of Kholo, Lake Manchester, and Mount Crosby with 500 hectares of land being divided in 1973. The Karana Downs Country Club is a major landmark, and this formed the original plans for the Karana Downs development.

Originally a suburb of Ipswich, in the 1990's residents lobbied to be integrated into Brisbane City Council, and in 1998 the suburb was rezoned to Brisbane.