Post Code: 4068 Distance to CBD: 7 km
Indooroopilly is a Brisbane suburb located about 7 kilometers west of the Central Business District. It is near the University of Queensland in Sta.Lucia that makes it a hub for the university students. The suburb has its own shopping complex, the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, which is one of the biggest in Brisbane. It boasts of two cinema complexes, the El Dorado and the Birch Carroll and Coyle Megaplex. Most of the houses are single detached units with colonial and modern architecture. Many of the post-war homes and the iconic Queenslander houses have also been restored. Indooroopilly also has several open parks with a several cafés and restaurants along Station Road
The name of the suburb is derived either from the Aboriginal word ‘nyindurupilli’ which means ‘gully of leeches’ or ‘yindurupilly’ which means ‘gully of running water’
Indooroopilly’s Top Attractions
o Indooroopilly Island Conservation Park
The island is about seven kilometers west of the Central Business District near the Indooroopilly suburb. The “Batty Boat Cruise” provides a sunset boat cruise to the island that gives an exciting nature-inspiring experience. The island has an area of 6.34 hectares and is the home of the flying foxes which is one of the largest bat colonies in Queensland. The island vegetation consists of two mangrove species and the forest red gum eucalyptus tree. In Australian summer, the island can have several hundred thousands of flying foxes. The number depends on the availability of the flowering eucalypt and melaleuca trees. There are three varieties of flying foxes in the island, the black flying foxes, the grey-headed flying foxes, and the little red flying foxes.
The island also has bush turkeys and other species of birds and several species of snakes. The boat cruise also provides an expert lecture about the bats and a “hands on” and close-up encounter with the animals by the bat experts who take care of orphaned bats on board the cruise.
o Walter Taylor Bridge
The bridge crosses the Brisbane River and connects the suburbs Indooroopilly and Chelmer. The bridge design is similar to the Hercilio Luz Bridge in Florianopolis, Brazil with the truss, which bears the weight of the bridge, placed above the roadway. This configuration is known as Steinman or Florianopolis type. It is open to all types of motor vehicles and pedestrians. The bridge is unique because the two towers of the suspension bridge have residential units which are still being occupied.