Runcorn, Queensland

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Runcorn
Brisbane, Queensland

Population:

12,814 (2006 census) ^[1]

Postcode:

4113

Location:

19 km (12 mi) from Brisbane GPO

LGA:

Brisbane

Federal Division:

Moreton

Suburbs around Runcorn:
Sunnybank	Eight Mile Plains	Eight Mile Plains
Sunnybank Hills	Runcorn	Kuraby
Calamvale	Stretton	Karawatha

Runcorn is a suburb on the southside of Brisbane, Queensland, and is about 19 kilometres from Brisbane’s central business district. The Jagara Aboriginal people occupied most of the land south of the Brisbane River and Runcorn would have been in the territory of the Chepara clan of Eight Mile Plains, Queensland. During the Second World War the area was used by the United States Army and then by the British Navy. Runcorn is the location of the playing fields of St Laurence's College, which is located in South Brisbane.

The main Brisbane - Gold Coast, Queensland/Beenleigh railway line runs through Runcorn. It is operated by Queensland Rail. Two stations, Runcorn and Fruitgrove, provide access to express and all stop services between Brisbane and Beenleigh. Brisbane-Gold Coast trains do not stop at Runcorn or Fruitgrove Stations. These stations recently underwent extensive renovations, including line triplication.