Runcorn, Queensland

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


caption =
fedgov = Moreton
stategov = Electoral district of Stretton
Electoral district of Mount Gravatt
lga = Brisbane
postcode = 4113
pop = 12,814 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes = [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC31465|name=Runcorn (Brisbane City) (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-02-28]
dist1 = 19
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Sunnybank
near-n = Eight Mile Plains
near-ne = Eight Mile Plains
near-w = Sunnybank Hills
near-e = Kuraby
near-sw = Calamvale
near-s = Stretton
near-se = 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/runcorn ourbrisbane.com Suburb Home - Runcorn]
* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/images/png/27.pdf Suburb Map]