Kenmore is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kenmore is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is on the Brisbane River 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Kenmore is a leafy suburb with a high number of professional residents and families. It is dominated by detached housing, but townhouses and units are increasing within the suburb. Kenmore has benefited greatly from the Centenary Highway which gives it direct access to the city via Milton Road, Coronation Drive, or since 2015 the Legacy Way (toll road).
There are a number of schools in the suburb, including Kenmore State School, Kenmore South State School, Kenmore State High School and private Christian schools. There are many restaurants as well as two large retail centres, Kenmore Village and Kenmore Plaza, located on Moggill Road.
Kenmore is characterised by rolling hills and greenery.
History
European settlement began in the 1840s and was part of a sheep and cattle run which extended from Milton to Mt Crosby. In the 1850s land was released to new settlers from Britain in 15 to 20 acre lots. During the 1850s and 1860s areas around Kenmore and Brookfield provided Brisbane with timber and there were also small farms producing a variety of crops.Around 1880 Andrew Todd purchased 100 acres in the centre of what is called Kenmore today. In the early 1900s dairy farming began to be a major farming activity. In 1910 Chinese market gardeners moved in and grew vegetables.A war memorial was commissioned by the residents of the Shire of Moggill commissioned a war memorial which was unveiled on 3 July 1920 by General Spencer Browne and Edward Macartney, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowong.In the early 1950s Hooker's bought dairy farming land around Dumbarton Drive and this began the modern development of Kenmore. In 1960 roads were upgraded. In the 1960s earth works for the village shopping centre began. In 1972 the ambulance centre opened, in 1975 the fire station opened and in 1978 the police station opened.Kenmore was one of many Brisbane suburbs partially affected by the 2010–11 Queensland floods.
Kenmore's history has been compiled by local historian, Lesley Jenkins, as part of the BRISbites community history project. A lengthier local online history has been compiled by David Horton and Kerry Raymond. The Kenmore and District Historical Society has also compiled a history of the area post European settlement.
Kenmore Library opened in 2010 as part of an extension of the Kenmore Village shopping centre.Kenmore State School opened on 9 July 1900.
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Things to do
Kenmore Village Shopping Centre is a central shopping centre located near the Moggill Road and Brookfield Road intersection. The shopping centre also has offices. Kenmore Plaza is another large shopping centre in the area. There are restaurants in Kenmore, including cafés, take-aways and pubs. The Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, a large mall with over 250 retail outlets, is about two km from Kenmore.
The Brisbane City Council operates a public library at the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre on the corner Moggill Road and Brookfield Road.Kenmore has a number of churches, including Our Lady of the Rosary, Kenmore Community Church (currently located in Bellbowrie), Kenmore Anglican Church, Fuel Christian Church, Kenmore Presbyterian Church and Kenmore Uniting Church.