Greenslopes, Queensland

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Greenslopes
Brisbane, Queensland

Population:

7601 (2001 census)

Postcode:

4120

Area:

3 km²

Property Value:

AUD $392,700 ^[1]

Location:

6 km from Brisbane

LGA:

City of Brisbane

State District:

Greenslopes, South Brisbane

Federal Division:

Griffith

Suburbs around Greenslopes
Woolloongabba	East Brisbane	Coorparoo
Annerley	Greenslopes	Coorparoo
Tarragindi	Holland Park West	Holland Park

Greenslopes (Australia Post postcode 4120) is a moderately sized suburb of the city of Brisbane, state capital of Queensland, Australia.

"Greenslopes" is also the name of a Queensland state electorate. The electorate contains only a small fraction of the suburb of the same name. The current Member for Greenslopes is Gary Fenlon of the Australian Labor Party.

1 Geography
2 People
3 Landmarks
4 Climate
5 History
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Greenslopes lies 6 km southeast of the Brisbane central business district. There is some slight variety in the terrain, with low hills in the east and south sloping down to the flood plain of Norman Creek, which curls around the western and northern edges of the suburb on its way to join the Brisbane River at Norman Park.

The major roads are:

Logan Road;
the Southeast Freeway. Both Freeway and Logan Road are oriented northwest-southeast and lead from inner Brisbane to the city of Logan and other points south;
Chatsworth Road, joining Greenslopes to suburbs further east, including Coorparoo, Camp Hill and Carina;
Old Cleveland Road, a major arterial road which also leads eastwards but reaches almost to the shores of Moreton Bay;
the South-East Busway, which tends to parallel the course of Norman Creek as it makes its way through the suburb;
Henzell Terrace, atop one of Greenslope's highest hills, which probably contains the greatest concentration of the suburb's more expensive homes.

Surrounding suburbs include Woolloongabba, Annerley, Tarragindi, Holland Park and Coorparoo.

[edit] People

The suburb's population was 7683 at the 2001 Census. As an inner-city suburb, it is densely populated with many apartment blocks, the result of town planning changes over the past 25 years.

[edit] Landmarks

The local shopping precinct is Greenslopes Mall on Logan Road. The Greenslopes Private Hospital, formerly a Commonwealth Government-run hospital for war veterans, is located within the suburb, on a ridge leading east from Stephens Mountain, a low hill still covered in scrub and overlooking Norman Creek to the west. The hospital, surrounded by quiet streets, lies some distance from the nearest main roads, a factor which has caused friction with local residents over traffic, parking and redevelopment issues in recent years.

Other local landmarks of long standing are the Greenslopes State School, a tenpin bowling centre at the corner of Chatsworth and Logan Roads, and Stones Corner (formerly a separately designated suburb), a locality well-known throughout Brisbane for its "seconds" shops.

[edit] Climate

Greenslopes shares Brisbane's humid sub-tropical climate, but the hot summer days are often mitigated by cooling afternoon breezes, especially in the higher areas. Winters are usually drier with very mild temperatures.

[edit] History

The name "Greenslopes" supposedly comes from the green pastures of Frederick Wecker, a German immigrant and the first settler in the district. Parts of the suburb were originally opened for settlement under names such as the Dunellan, Thompson and Mount Pleasant Estates. There is still a Dunellan Street in the suburb, adjacent to the state school.

Greenslopes formed part of Stephens Shire until its amalgamation with over 20 other local shires into Greater Brisbane in 1925. The shire's name can still be seen on a plaque on the bridge where Juliet Street crosses Norman Creek.

The Brisbane City Council operated trams along Logan Road, through Greenslopes until 13 April 1969. Until 1957 a tram line also operated along Chatsworth Road, branching off the Logan Road line at Greenslopes.

Many of the dwellings in the suburb of Greenslopes are 'character homes' of pre-war construction. Brisbane City Council recognises pre-war homes as being valuable to the identity of the suburb and enforces controls relating to the demolition and renovation of the original homes, whilst also ensuring that any new dwellings built in the suburb are reflective of traditional architecture and maintain and enhance the character of the streetscape.