Carole Park, Queensland
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Carole Park is a suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the CBD (Central Business District) of Brisbane.
Carole Park is half residential, half industrial, with the Logan Motorway
separating the two areas. The Industrial side comes under Ipswich, while the residential side comes under Brisbane.
The peculiar division was the result of Moreton Shire being absorbed into Brisbane, Ipswich and Esk during the 1990s.
There are moves afoot to absorb the residential part of Carole Park into Ellen Grove. This will result in the residential part of Carole Park having a Brisbane post code
It is a quiet suburb with a primary school and a small shopping centre. There is easy access to trains and the motorway. In the near future, there will be a railway station.
As of May 2010 the residential part of Carole Park changed to Ellen Grove and given 4078 as their new Brisbane post code.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the CBD (Central Business District) of Brisbane.
Carole Park is half residential, half industrial, with the Logan Motorway
Logan Motorway
The M2/MR6 Logan Motorway offers motorists a quick link between Ipswich and the M1 or Pacific Motorway at Loganholme, and the Gateway Motorway, providing access to the Gold Coast on the eastern seaboard and to the rural areas of the Darling Downs to the west....
separating the two areas. The Industrial side comes under Ipswich, while the residential side comes under Brisbane.
The peculiar division was the result of Moreton Shire being absorbed into Brisbane, Ipswich and Esk during the 1990s.
There are moves afoot to absorb the residential part of Carole Park into Ellen Grove. This will result in the residential part of Carole Park having a Brisbane post code
It is a quiet suburb with a primary school and a small shopping centre. There is easy access to trains and the motorway. In the near future, there will be a railway station.
As of May 2010 the residential part of Carole Park changed to Ellen Grove and given 4078 as their new Brisbane post code.