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Aboriginal history
Two groups, the Jagera and the Turrbal inhabited the Brisbane area. Norman Creek provided the Aborigines with food in the form of fish, turtle, reeds and the like. In the 1850s corroborees were held which attracted Aborigines from Bribie and Stradbroke islands.
Life for the Coorparoo clan depended on an intimate knowledge of the ecosystem, the changing patterns of food availability in the area, where and when resources could be located, and how resources could be manipulated to suit the physical or spiritual needs of the clan.
Urban development
In 1850 James Warner surveyed the East Brisbane area. One year later the Reverend Thomas Mowbray purchased just over twelve acres [4.9 hectares] in three parcels of riverfront land, which subsequently developed into the area known as Mowbraytown.
The first bridge across the mouth of Norman Creek was constructed in 1885, improving access to the city and to the port of Cleveland. This assisted in restoring faith to the property market in the area after the devastating flood of 1893.
Today the area is popular because of its proximity to the city, its fine heritage homes and its waterfront land.
Remax United Vision has property for sale and for rent in this Brisbane suburb ofEast Brisbane
- Location
- 3 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD.
- Features
- Proximity to Brisbane City, Mowbray Park, excellent bus services.
- Median Price
- REIQ research shows that the median house price in the suburb for the calendar year 2006 was $437,500.
- Median Weekly Rent
- The median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in this area in the June 2007 quarter was $390. The median weekly rent paid for a 2-bedroom unit in this area for the same period was $370.
- Profile
- About 3km from the Brisbane CBD, East Brisbane's proximity to the city has secured its popularity with empty nesters and young professionals.
Confirming its position as a popular suburb for tenants, and consequently a good suburb for investment, almost every second house is rented.
Located between Kangaroo Point and Norman Park on the Brisbane River, an increase in demand for housing close to the city has seen a number of apartment and townhouse complexes developed in recent years.Surrounding suburbs service the educational requirements of East Brisbane residents. Anglican Church Grammar School is the only school within the suburbs boundaries and is supplemented by public and private schools in nearby Coorparoo, Hawthorne, Camp Hill, and South Brisbane.
Although there is no train station in East Brisbane (the closest is at Coorparoo) excellent bus services run regularly into and from the city centre and major shopping centres. Residents also have easy access to the Southeast Freeway, making a weekend drive to the Gold Coast hassle free.
Major supermarkets and retailers are available in the city's Queen Street Mall, along Old Cleveland Road in Coorparoo, in the retail outlet precinct of Stones Corner and a little further away at Carindale Shopping Centre.
Mowbray Park provides some good picnic spots along the Brisbane River while Heath Park also provides waterfront parkland, located on the banks of Norman Creek.
East Brisbane's superb location and access to local amenities will ensure that the suburb remains popular with young professionals and workers sick of the peak hour drive into the city. The suburb has seen steady growth over the last five years and that looks likely to continue as demand for inner city living results in a more limited supply.
According to the 2006 Census there were 5,230 people living in the suburb with a median age of 31. The median individual income was $593 per week. Of all occupied private dwellings 40% were either fully owned or being purchased; 50% were being rented.
Source: REIQ
REIQ Copyright 2007. Enquiries about the reproduction of part or all of the information should be directed to the Marketplace Strategy division of the The Real Estate Institute of Qld Ph 3249 7300.
This information has been carefully compiled by the REIQ and is not intended to be treated as a warranty or promise as to the correctness of the information.
RE/MAX Vision was purchased by Ron and Lenore Sieber to cover the suburbs of Carina, Carina Heights, Carindale, Mt Gravatt East, Wishart, Belmont, Tingalpa, Cannon Hill, Norman Park, Camp Hill.
RE/MAX United Vision offices of Holland Park and Coorparoo and this has expanded our business to include the surrounding suburbs of Tarragindi, Coorparoo, Holland Park, Coorparoo Heights, Holland Park West, Mt Gravette, Mt Gravette East, East Brisbane, Ekibin. We have a large property management portfolio of 600 properties managed by 6 property managers. Overall we have some 45 people working in RE/MAX United Vision servicing all areas of Brisbane.
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