Petrie Terrace, Queensland
| Petrie Terrace Brisbane, Queensland |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerial view of Petrie Terrace, ca. 1925. Morrows biscuit factory (later to become Arnott Morrows) on River Road (renamed Coronation Drive in 1937), Milton, in the foreground.
|
|||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,183 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4000 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Brisbane Central | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Petrie Terrace is an inner-city suburb and major thoroughfare in Brisbane, Australia.[2] It is less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered to the west by Hale Street and to the east by Countess Street. Its northern boundary is Musgrave Road and its southern is Milton Road.
Demographics
In Petrie Terrace, 60.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.3%, Ireland 1.7%, Scotland 1.2% and Italy 0.6%.
Schools
The Albert Park Flexi School is the only school actually in Petrie Terrace. Otherwise, children in the area attend a number of schools in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington and boys' and girls' grammar schools in Spring Hill.
Heritage listings
Petrie Terrace has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 15-17 Caxton Street: Baroona Labor Hall[3]
- 1 Hale Street: Baroona Special School (now Albert Park Flexi School)[4]
- 69 Hale Street: La Boite Theatre Building[5]
- 25-61 Petrie Terrace: Petrie Terrace Police Depot[6]
Facilities
In 2007-2008 the former Petrie Terrace Police Depot was converted to a retail precinct called The Barracks, which contains cinemas, restaurants, shops and offices with underground car parking. The heritage buildings have been incorporated in the development.[7] The Barracks has a walkway connection through to Roma Street railway station.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a place in Brisbane is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
