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Alderley Brisbane, Queensland
Alderley Railway Station
Population	5,679 (2011 census)
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Established	1878
Postcode(s)	4051
Area	2.4 km (0.9 sq mi)
Location	7 km (4 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane
State electorate(s)	Ashgrove
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 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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.

History

In prehistory, the area was inhabited by the Turrbal Aboriginal clan. Corroborees were held at Sedgeley Park estate.

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. Alderley also consists of several warehouses, a police station and a community-based shopping complex that is anchored by one of only two remaining Bi-Lo supermarkets in Brisbane's northern suburbs (the other one is located in Toombul).

Heritage listings

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

• 16 Quarry Road: Strathearn
• 39 David Street: Farrington House
• 117 Mina Parade: Newmarket Brickworks Chimney

Gallery

• The Alderley Pub

References

1. "ABS Census 2011". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "Strathearn". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
3. "Farrington House". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
4. "Newmarket Brickworks Chimney". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Alderley
• Alderley Theatre This image is held by the State Library of Queensland image number 20340

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

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