Description
St Lucia is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
St Lucia is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census St Lucia had a population of 12,574 people.
History
The area was originally part of Indooroopilly and later part of Toowong. Originally known as Indooroopilly Pocket, for a short time it was called Toowong South and part of the area was hived off as Lang Farm.
Sugar plantations were established in the area in the 1860s. William Alexander Wilson, born in St Lucia in the West Indies, purchased the Coldridge Plantation in 1882 and renamed it St Lucia Sugar Plantation. It was subdivided in 1883 for housing and the name was transferred to the subdivision.Toowong Mixed State School opened on 10 October 1870. It was renamed Indooroopilly State School in 1879 and then Indooroopilly Pocket State School in 1888. It was renamed Ironside State School in October 1904 after the neighbouring estate of John Dunmore Lang.In the 2016 census St Lucia had a population of 12,574 people.
Weather
Things to do
[See more][See less]
Population: 10001-100000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 3.974 km2
Elevation: 4-10 metres
Town elevation: 9 m
Population number: 12,574
Local Government Area: Brisbane City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on St Lucia, Queensland