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Aspley: Once a Little Cabbage Tree Creek

Post Code: 4034     Distance to CBD: 13 km
Aspley is a residential suburb in Brisbane. Most of the houses are single-detached units with a few townhouses. Houses are modern but there are still old houses made of brick and tile and chamferboards.
The suburb has a shopping center, the ‘Pick and Pay’ Hypermart and a variety [...]

Ascot: Living in Prestige

Post Code: 4007         Distance to CBD: 7 km
Ascot is one of the most prestigious suburbs of Brisbane. The suburb is primarily residential with the large iconic Queenslander houses.
The suburb used to be a forest area settled by the indigenous people. It was explored by Oxley and Cunningham in 1824. In 1855, James Sutherland, a [...]

Archerfield: Life in the Fast Lane

Post Code: 4108     Distance to CBD: 11 km
Archerfield is a Brisbane suburb. It is one of the least populated suburbs in Brisbane as the Archerfield Airport and the industrial establishments that support the airport occupies much of the area. Housing in the suburb consists mainly of single-detached units. The residential housing is very scarce.
From [...]

Anstead: Living in the Bushland

Post Code: 4070     Distance to CBD: 21 km
Anstead is a Brisbane suburb that was established in 1975. It is named after John Anstead, one of the settlers in the 1860’s. John Anstead was born in Devon, England. He migrated to Brisbane in 1858 and settled in the area of Mt Crosby Road. His son [...]

Annerley: The Home of the Militia

Post Code: 4103     Distance to CBD: 5 km
Annerly is an inner residential suburb of Brisbane. The town is said to be named after Annerley, a town in Surrey, England. The suburb is situated on a ridge that provides a view of the city and a cool breeze. The houses are a conglomerate of post-war [...]

Algester: Community Living between the Motorways

Post Code: 4115     Distance to CBD: 16 km
Algester is a suburb in Brisbane. The suburb’s name is derived from the corruption of the word Alcester, the name of the main street in Mosely, England. Mosely is the birthplace of F.S. Brecknell who subdivided the area in the 1920’s and who gave the name of [...]

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