Petrie Terrace
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Petrie Terrace Brisbane, Queensland |
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Aerial view of Petrie Terrace, ca. 1925. Morrows biscuit factory (later to become Arnott Morrows) on River Road (renamed Coronation Drive in 1937), Milton, in the foreground.
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| Population | 1,183 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4000 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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City of Brisbane (Paddington Ward) |
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| State electorate(s) | Brisbane Central | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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Petrie Terrace is an inner-city suburb and major thoroughfare in Brisbane, Australia. It is less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered to the west by Hale Street and to the east by Countess Street. Its northern boundary is Musgrave Road and its southern is Milton Road.
In Petrie Terrace, 60.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.3%, Ireland 1.7%, Scotland 1.2% and Italy 0.6%.
The Albert Park Flexi School is the only school actually in Petrie Terrace. Otherwise, children in the area attend a number of schools in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington and boys' and girls' grammar schools in Spring Hill.
Petrie Terrace has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
In 2007-2008 the former Petrie Terrace Police Depot was converted to a retail precinct called The Barracks, which contains cinemas, restaurants, shops and offices with underground car parking. The heritage buildings have been incorporated in the development. The Barracks has a walkway connection through to Roma Street railway station.
Coordinates: 27°28′01″S 153°01′01″E / 27.467°S 153.017°E
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