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Mount Gravatt (195m) dominates the entire environment in the area. Before white settlement this area was heavily timbered, particularly with mahogany and numerous small creeks flow down the mountain and into large creeks or swamps at the foot.

In 1893 the Colonial Government created a recreational reserve of 132 acres on Mt Gravatt. In 1915 another 160 acres were added. The management of this area was left to the community. The local residents built three roads up to this reserve with entirely voluntary labour clearing the bush and leveling the road by hand. The mountain became a popular excursion and a private kiosk was established there. This burnt down in 1838.

In the 1930s Depression, relief workers constructed the present road up the mountainThe Mt Gravatt Hotel was opened in 1882 by Mr Underwood. It became the local stop for the Cobb and Co coaches on their way to Nerang, and the closure of this service in 1889 was a severe blow to the development of Mt Gravatt. The original building was replaced in 1907 as it had white ants and the current building was built in the 1960s.

The first Mt Gravatt Agricultural Show was held in 1915 in the paddock behind the Mt Gravatt Hotel. In 1918, the Mount Gravatt Show Society bought the land for the showgrounds, which are on the border of Mt Gravatt, Mt Gravatt East and Upper Mt Gravatt. In 1930, a new school was built on a site behind the original Mt Gravatt State School, and the original school building was moved to the showgrounds. In 1938 the land was transferred to the Brisbane City Council for ‘showground, park and recreational purposes'. During the Second World War the US Army used it for an Indonesian and Dutch camp although later it was taken over by the Australian Army. Several times the showgrounds have been a source of friction between the council and residents. In the 1970s a battle to preserve the ten acres, when the council wanted to sell it, was won in the Privy Council in London (1979). In 1994, the Administration Block from the Cannon Hill Saleyards was moved to the showground and restored and other large buildings were moved from the Evans Deakin site at Salisbury.

Logan road began as a track which developed between Brisbane and the German settlers on the banks of the Logan River and wound along the flatter ground between Mt Gravatt, Pine Mountain, and White’s Hill. It may have been following the path which aborigines had made over thousands of years. A few graziers ran sheep through the area, and William Slack used the ‘road' then known as ‘Slack’s Track' to move cattle to market. As more people settled, the bush track became better used, and bullock and horse teams drove up it. After being surveyed in 1864 it was renamed Logan Road. Cobb & Co provided a weekly coach to Loganholme until 1885, when the rail line to Beenleigh was opened. Hans Von Lippa walked out along the road in 1889 and said that ‘the way was lovely but very lonely. I rarely encountered anyone'. Logan Road was fully bituminised in 1931, and the fifteen-mile an hour speed limit was raised!

Mt Gravatt Provisional School opened in 1874 in a slab hut with a mud floor and ironbark roof. The local residents had bought the building and then petitioned the Department of General Education to provide a teacher and allow the school to open. The first headmaster was John Stuart Beach and 30 pupils enrolled on the first day. Extensions were added as the local population grew and it was gazetted as the Mt Gravatt State School in 1884.

Toohey Forest was part of land owned by Irish born land speculator James Toohey. He was one of the largest Toohey Forest Park, Griffith University’s Nathan Campus, QEII hospital and the Mt Gravatt Cemetery. On this block he erected a slab hut, built two dams and cleared two acres. Two months before his death in 1883, he leased much of the land to William Baynes for grazing cattle. Most of Toohey’s land was subdivided and sold after his death, but Toohey Forest remained largely intact. A private cemetery was established there and he left 12 hectares to the Catholic Church to build a Church and Cemetery, but the site was unsuitable and was bought by the Crown for soldier settlements in 1919.

In 1913 the Crown had resumed the areas now covered by the hospital, cemetery and university, apparently for non-payment of taxes. Unemployed people squatted in the forest during the 1930s Depression. In the 1930s the council purchased some of the land for recreation purposes and the Toohey Forest area still covers some 650 hectares of remaining bushland.

Remax United Vision has property for sale and for rent in this Brisbane suburb of Mt Gravatt

Location

8 km south of the Brisbane CBD.

Features

Mount Gravatt Lookout, Griffith University, Moreton Institute of TAFE.

Median Price

REIQ research shows that the median house price in the suburb for the calendar year 2006 was $325,000.

Median Weekly Rent

The median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in this area in the June 2007 quarter was $310. The median weekly rent paid for a 2-bedroom unit in this area for the same period was $305.

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Characterised by low set chamferboard houses with traditional Australian backyards, Mount Gravatt is a popular suburb with a lot to offer. The view from the top of Mount Gravatt itself is spectacular in its scenery and remains a popular lookout for visitors to see Brisbane and the surrounding areas.

The majority of the dwellings, constructed in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, provide a contrast to the more recent Griffith University campus, shopping centres, schools and the new dedicated BCC Busway providing direct access to the CBD.

The suburb is only eight kilometres south of the Brisbane GPO and is positioned between Logan Road and the South East Freeway. Considering its close proximity to a variety of facilities the suburb is proving popular with growing families.

Excellent public transport and access to schools, shops and entertainment facilities are Mount Gravatt's key attractions. Schools in the area include Mt Gravatt High, Mt Gravatt East Primary School, Christian Outreach College and St Agnes Catholic Primary. Residents are also close to Griffith University and Moreton and Mt Gravatt East TAFE Institutions.

Local shops are complemented by major retailers located at Garden City Shopping Centre and Carindale Shopping Centre (approximately 15 minutes).

The obvious benefits and typical Australian lifestyle Mount Gravatt offers ensures that the suburbs popularity will continue to grow in the future guaranteeing real estate in the area remains a sound investment.

According to the 2006 Census there were 3,090 people living in the suburb with a median age of 35. The median individual income was $481 per week. Of all occupied private dwellings 56.7% were either fully owned or being purchased; 37.2% were being rented.

Source: REIQ

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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 Gravatt, 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.