Holland Park, Queensland
| Holland Park Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population | 7,849 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,217/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4121 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.27 km2 (1.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) SE of Brisbane[3] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Greenslopes | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bonner; Griffith | ||||||||||||||
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Holland Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of the CBD,[3] and borders Greenslopes, Coorparoo, Carina Heights, Mount Gravatt East and Holland Park West. It is mostly residential, with some commercial areas along Logan Road.
Holland Park is an older suburb made of largely post-World War II wooden homes. Logan Road bisects the slightly hilly suburb. Trams operated by the Brisbane City Council operated along Logan Road until 13 April 1969. There are a number of schools and parks in the suburb and a retail zone with shops and a public bar. It is also home to the Mount Thompson crematorium, Queensland oldest crematorium.
Toponymy
Holland Park was originally a land developer's name for an estate developed on land which was owned till 1882 by Julius Holland.[2][4]
Demographics
The 2011 Census recorded 7,849 residents in Norman Park, of whom 52% were female and 48% were male. The median age of the population was 35; two years younger than the Australian median.[1]
77.3% of people living in Holland Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other most common countries of birth were England (3.2%), New Zealand (2.9%), India (0.9%), Somalia (0.7%), and Scotland (0.6%). 85.1% of people only spoke English at home, while the next most commonly spoken languages were Greek (1.2%), Somali (1.1%), Spanish (0.9%), Arabic (0.8%), and Hindi (0.7%).[1]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- ourBrisbane.com - Holland Park via the Wayback Machine archive
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Holland Park and Holland Park West
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