Spring Hill, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Spring Hill
city = Brisbane
state = qld


caption = Wickham Terrace, the main street of Spring Hill
lga = Brisbane City Council
Central Ward
postcode = 4000
est = 1840s
pop = 4,458 (2004) [ [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/305051528Population/People12000-2004?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=305051528&issue=2000-2004&num=&view= ABS statistics] ]
area = 1.2
propval = $501,000 [ [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=155 REIQ] (2005)]
stategov = Brisbane Central
fedgov = Brisbane
near-nw = Kelvin Grove
near-n = Herston
near-ne = Bowen Hills
near-w = Red Hill
near-e = Fortitude Valley
near-sw = Milton
near-s = Brisbane CBD
near-se = Kangaroo Point
dist1 = 2
location1= Brisbane

Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.

Shafston College has a campus in Spring Hill. The Inner-Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop.

Attractions

The Windmill in Wickham Park was built when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hills Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.

Spring Hill has a vibrant nightlife and is, along with adjacent Fortitude Valley, known for its gay community, live music scene and art galleries.

Geography

History

Spring Hill was so named in the nineteenth century because the hill on which the suburb was built was the source of the creek that was Brisbane's first fresh water supply.

Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. As an example, some of the house lots in Sedgebrook Street were surveyed in the 1870's. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings.

Between 1903 and 1947 trams ran up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council, was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by a trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb.

The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969.

ee also

*List of Brisbane suburbs

References