Alderley, Queensland

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


caption = Alderley Railway Station, Queensland.
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4051
pop = 4,754 (2001 census)
area = 2.4
est = 1878
propval = $410,000 [ [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=18 Alderley] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Ashgrove
fedgov = Brisbane
dist1 = 7
location1= Brisbane
near-nw = Gaythorne
near-n = Everton Park and Stafford
near-ne = Stafford
near-w = Enoggera
near-e = Grange
near-sw = Ashgrove
near-s = Newmarket
near-se = Wilston

Alderley is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is 7 km north-west of the CBD.

Its population was estimated in the 2001 census at 4,754.

In prehistory, the area was inhabited by the Turrbal Aboriginal clan. Corroborees were held at Sedgeley Park estate. [http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=2&topic=2]

Alderley is an older suburb, having had a post office since 1878 and a railway station since 1899. Trams operated by the Brisbane City Council ran to the suburb between 1949 and 1968. Alderley also consists of several warehouses, a police station and a community-based shopping complex that is anchored by one of only two remaining Bi-Lo supermarkets in Brisbane's northern suburbs (the other one is located in Toombul).

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* [http://www.brisbites.com Brisbites: Suburban Sites (History)]
* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/Alderley/home/ ourbrisbane.com website, Alderley section]
* [http://enc.slq.qld.gov.au/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object_enc36ui.xslt&pm_RC=PICTQLD&pm_OI=11268&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=16 Alderley Theatre] This image is held by the State Library of Queensland image number 20340.