Buranda, Queensland
Buranda | |
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 Buranda busway station entrance | |
  Buranda Location in metropolitan Brisbane | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′00″S 153°01′59″E / 27.500°S 153.033°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| City | Brisbane |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
Buranda is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
[edit]The location is an important transport hub for southern Brisbane. Logan Road and Ipswich Road pass through the area as does the South East Busway with a station called Buranda busway station. The Pacific Motorway passes through the area. There is also the Buranda railway station on the Cleveland railway line.
History
[edit]In 2008, it was announced that Buranda would become a transit-oriented development (TOD) area, known as Buranda Village. It was to include 2 office buildings of 6 storeys and 23-storeys, five apartment buildings ranging from seven-storeys to the 32-storey and a 15-storey boutique hotel.[2]
Heritage listings
[edit]Buranda has the following heritage-listed sites:
- Buranda State School, 24 Cowley Street (27°29′48″S 153°02′38″E / 27.4967°S 153.0438°E)[3]
- Buranda Ventilation Shaft, 264 Ipswich Road (27°30′03″S 153°02′08″E / 27.50096°S 153.03556°E)[4]
Education
[edit]Buranda State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 24 Cowley Street (27°29′50″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4971°S 153.0426°E).[5][6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 247 students with 20 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[7]
The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane South State Secondary College in Dutton Park to the west.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Buranda (entry 5313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Molloy, Shannon (26 September 2008). "Second 'mega-development' for city's south". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Buranda State School (entry 650045)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Buranda Ventilation Shaft". Brisbane Heritage Register. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Buranda State School". Buranda State School. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
External links
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- "Buranda". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
