Teneriffe, Queensland
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Teneriffe Brisbane, Queensland |
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An old wool store converted into residential apartments on Vernon Terrace
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| Population | 4,699 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4005 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 2.5 km (2 mi) NE of Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
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City of Brisbane (Central Ward) |
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| State electorate(s) | Brisbane Central | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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Teneriffe is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-east of the CBD, and borders Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, and Newstead.
Teneriffe was defined as a separate suburb in 2010, before which it was a locality of Newstead. The suburb was incorporated into Newstead in 1975, and had been a separate suburb prior to this. The suburb was once an important wool trading hub and was the location of Australia's largest submarine base during World War II.
The 2011 Australian Census recorded 4,699 residents in Teneriffe. The Teneriffe ferry wharf connects the suburb to CityCat and CityFerry services. The studios of radio station Nova 106.9 are located in Commercial Road.
One of the first European landowners in the area was James Gibbon. He purchased 48 hectares of land between Newstead and New Farm and named the property Teneriffe because it reminded him of Mount Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Gibbon built Teneriffe House in 1865. The single storey building still stands today on what is known as Teneriffe Hill.
By the 1880s the area was being settled by white people. The area was served by horse drawn trams starting in 1885. In 1890 land near Teneriffe House was subdivided and auctioned. The 30 allotments were sold under the name Teneriffe Estate. From 1897 until December 1962 electric trams ran along Commercial Road. Early photographs of the suburb show trams displaying the destination "Bulimba", which has given rise to some confusion in later times. Originally the area was considered part of the suburb called Bulimba which then straddled both sides of the Brisbane River. Postal deliveries were often misdirected and as a result the western section of Bulimba, comprising the area now known as Teneriffe, was renamed before World War I. However, the unofficial use of Bulimba as an address on the northern side of the river persists for some decades, appearing on maps and in electoral rolls into the 1940s (although its use progressively declines).
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