Manly (4179) Located 19 km east of Brisbane, Manly (4179) sits on Moreton Bay. Settlement occurred in 1860 when land was subdivided and available by auction. A rail was extended into the area in 1889 so that it became a popular seaside destination for day trippers. It...

Murarrie (4172) Murarrie (4172) is situated on the banks of the Brisbane River 8 km on the Eastside of the city. Primarily industrial, it has been home to the printing facility of Brisbane's newspapers. More recently, its proximity to the city and regular rail access...

Ransome (4154) Located 18 km on the Eastside of Brisbane’s CBD , Ransome (4154) was named for one of its earliest residents who was a timber merchant selling firewood. It is now a small suburb home to only 480 inhabitants with an average age of 39 years. Most were...

Seven Hills (4170) Seven Hills (4170) is situated 5 km on the Eastside of Brisbane’s CBD and was named so in the1920s by a local property agent after Rome's famous hills. In 1912 a steam train service was extended to the area but cancelled in 1926 to be replaced by a...

Wakerley (4154) Wakerley (4154) is an outer suburb being some 15 km on the Eeatside of the city. It was named after one of its earliest settlers. As of 2011, 7,800 people were resident, their average age being 33 years and most were born in Australia, New Zealand...

Wynnum West (4178) Situated 13 km east to the Eastside of Brisbane's CBD, Wynnum West (4178) was originally settled as farming land in the 1880s but not formally recognised as a suburb in 1975. It continued to be underpopulated until post war years at which point...

Tingalpa (4173) Tingalpa (4173) is situated 10 km on the Eastside of Brisbane's CBD and was characterised by its predominance of low set weatherboard post-war homes, although more recently, because of its proximity and ready access to the city, newer moderate density...

Brighton (4017) Located about 19 km on the Northside of Brisbane's CBD, Brighton (4017) supported RAAF Training from 1940 to 1946, after which it became home to Eventide Nursing Home until it was closed in 2012. Brighton is primarily a residential suburb which is...

Shorncliffe (4017) Located about 20 km on the Northside of Brisbane's CBD, Shorncliffe (4017) has always been popular as a day trip destination for Brisbanites because of its quaint seaside village feel. A landmark feature of Shorncliffe, its pier was later...

Sandgate (4017)Located 16 km on the Northside of Brisbane's CBD and situated on Bramble Bay, Sandgate (4017) has been popular since the early 1900s as a seaside escape for Brisbane city dwellers for boating, swimming, golf, open-air cinema and dances. Despite its...