Carseldine, Queensland
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Carseldine is a suburb of Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north and about a half-hour drive from the Central Business District of Brisbane. It is surrounded by Bald Hills and Bracken Ridge to the North, Aspley to the South, Fitzgibbon to the East and Bridgeman Downs to the West.
Carseldine is a mainly residential suburb in the north of Brisbane. At its northern boundary is the incorrectly named Carseldine Homemaker Centre, which is in fact, in the adjacent suburb of Bald Hills. This Homemaker Centre includes one of north Brisbane's three Bunnings Warehouse
stores, which became a part of the Carseldine Homemaker Centre in 2002 (Bunnings previously traded individually there for about 4 years). There is also a community-based shopping centre anchored by a Woolworths
supermarket on Beams Rd and two convenience centres, one beside the railway station and the other on the western side of the suburb. Carseldine also includes two plant nurseries (one small and one large, both located along Beams Rd), Club Coops and the Aspley Hornets AFL Club. Carseldine Police Station, an $8.4 million facility, located on the corner of Gympie Road
and Denver Road commenced operations on the 29th of September 2009.
, located on the eastern side of the suburb. This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to the Brisbane central business district
and Northern suburbs. Also, Carseldine is well serviced by buses operated by the Brisbane City Council.
Brisbane
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, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north and about a half-hour drive from the Central Business District of Brisbane. It is surrounded by Bald Hills and Bracken Ridge to the North, Aspley to the South, Fitzgibbon to the East and Bridgeman Downs to the West.
Carseldine is a mainly residential suburb in the north of Brisbane. At its northern boundary is the incorrectly named Carseldine Homemaker Centre, which is in fact, in the adjacent suburb of Bald Hills. This Homemaker Centre includes one of north Brisbane's three Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse is Australia's largest hardware chain with stores in Australia and New Zealand. The chain is owned by Wesfarmers Limited.-History:-Pre 1900s:...
stores, which became a part of the Carseldine Homemaker Centre in 2002 (Bunnings previously traded individually there for about 4 years). There is also a community-based shopping centre anchored by a Woolworths
Woolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
supermarket on Beams Rd and two convenience centres, one beside the railway station and the other on the western side of the suburb. Carseldine also includes two plant nurseries (one small and one large, both located along Beams Rd), Club Coops and the Aspley Hornets AFL Club. Carseldine Police Station, an $8.4 million facility, located on the corner of Gympie Road
Gympie Road, Brisbane
Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Queensland....
and Denver Road commenced operations on the 29th of September 2009.
History
Carseldine was named after fencing contractor William Carseldine who settled in Bald Hills in 1858. William also owned land in what is now Carseldine.Transport
The suburb includes Carseldine railway stationCarseldine railway station, Brisbane
Carseldine Station is a railway station on the Caboolture Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.The station is in Zone 4 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.It is immediately adjacent to QUT's Carseldine Campus....
, located on the eastern side of the suburb. This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
and Northern suburbs. Also, Carseldine is well serviced by buses operated by the Brisbane City Council.