Saint Lucia, Queensland
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St Lucia Brisbane, Queensland |
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St Lucia surrounded by the Brisbane River
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 St Lucia
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| Coordinates | 27°30′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.500°S 153.000°ECoordinates: 27°30′00″S 153°00′00″E / 27.500°S 153.000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,574 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,580/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4067 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Walter Taylor Ward) | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Indooroopilly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Ryan | ||||||||||||||
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St Lucia is a suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb sits on a peninsula, bounded on the north, east and south by a bend in the Brisbane river. The eastern third of the suburb is occupied by the main campus of The University of Queensland. The flat area on the northern side is primarily medium to high density residential including numerous high-rise apartments on the river-front. The more hilly area in the centre and south is mainly low-density residential. The south-west is occupied by the Saint Lucia golf links.
St Lucia is mainly a residential suburb and is generally regarded as one of the most affluent suburbs in Brisbane. For many years it was the third most expensive suburb behind Hamilton and Ascot and is still one of the top five most expensive suburbs in Brisbane today.
The area was originally part of Indooroopilly and later part of Toowong. Originally known as Indooroopilly Pocket, for a short time it was called Toowong South and part of the area was hived off as Lang Farm. Sugar plantations were established in the area in the 1860s. William Alexander Wilson, born in St Lucia in the West Indies, purchased the Coldridge Plantation in 1882 and renamed it St Lucia Sugar Plantation. It was subdivided in 1883 for housing and the name was transferred to the subdivision.
St Lucia is a green, leafy suburb with a variety of housing including apartment complexes and detached Federation styles and Queenslanders.
St Lucia has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Although never heritage-listed, one of St Lucia's most iconic homes was once the so-called The Pink Palace at 272 Swann Rd until it was demolished in 2015.
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