Acacia Ridge, Queensland

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


caption =
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4110
pop = 6,860
pop_footnotes = (2006 census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC31003|name=Acacia Ridge (State Suburb|quick=on|accessdate=2008-02-28]
est =
fedgov = Oxley
stategov = Electoral district of Algester
dist1 = 15
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Archerfield
near-n = Coopers Plains
near-ne = Sunnybank
near-w = Willawong
near-e = Runcorn
near-sw = Pallara
near-s = Algester
near-se = Sunnybank Hills

Acacia Ridge is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Acacia Ridge is 15 km south of the central business district. The population in the 2001 census was 6648.

Primarily residential, Acacia Ridge is home to some light industry and a technology park. Acacia Ridge is home to one of Queensland's largest railway freight yards, dealing with interstate freight. Acacia Ridge, which also has a large ice skating rink, is a reasonably old suburb, established after the Second World War.

ee also

* Other suburbs of Brisbane

References

External links

* [http://www.brisbites.com Brisbites: Suburban Sites (History)]

* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/acacia_ridge/home/ ourbrisbane.com website, Acacia Ridge section]