Spring Hill, Queensland

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Spring Hill
Brisbane, Queensland

Wickham Terrace, the main street of Spring Hill

Population:

4,458 (2004)^[1]

Established:

1840s

Postcode:

4000

Area:

1.2 km²

Property Value:

AUD $501,000 ^[2]

Location:

2 km from Brisbane

LGA:

Brisbane City Council
Central Ward

State District:

Brisbane Central

Federal Division:

Brisbane

Suburbs around Spring Hill
Kelvin Grove	Herston	Bowen Hills
Red Hill	Spring Hill	Fortitude Valley
Milton	Brisbane CBD	Kangaroo Point

Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the Brisbane CBD.

Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the central business district.

Spring Hill has a vibrant nightlife and is, along with adjacent Fortitude Valley, known for its gay community.

Spring Hill was so named in the nineteenth century because the hill on which the suburb was built was the source of the creek that was Brisbane's first fresh water supply.

1 Attractions
2 Geography
3 History
4 References

[edit] Attractions

The Windmill was built when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hills Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.

[edit] Geography

Coordinates: -27.460° 153.026°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

[edit] History

Between 1903 and 1947 trams ran up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council, was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by a trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb.

The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969.