Alderley, Queensland

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Alderley
BrisbaneQueensland
Population: 4,754 (2001 census)
Established: 1878
Postcode: 4051
Area: 2.4 km² (0.9 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $410,000 [1]
Location: km (4 mi) from Brisbane
LGA: City of Brisbane
State District: Ashgrove
Federal Division: Brisbane
Suburbs around Alderley:
Gaythorne Everton Park and Stafford Stafford
Enoggera Alderley Grange
Ashgrove Newmarket Wilston

Alderley is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is 7 km north-west of the CBD.

Its population was estimated in the 2001 census at 4,754.

In prehistory, the area was inhabited by the Turrbal Aboriginal clan. Corroborees were held at Sedgeley Park estate. [1]

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.


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  1. ^ Alderley, accessed 27 November 2006

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