Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland
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Upper Mount Gravatt is a suburb in Brisbane
, to the south of Mount Gravatt. It has increasingly become an important centre in the last 15 years. In terms of infrastructure, Logan Road
and the Pacific Motorway
run through it, in addition to the South-East Busway
.
Together with Indooroopilly
in the west, Chermside
, on the north-side, and Carindale
in the southeast the suburb has been described as a mini-CBD
.It contains the State Netball Centre, a major police
district station and a regional Australian Taxation Office
.
Upper Mount Gravatt has long been one of the major centres outside of the CBD, especially for those who reside on the south of the city.
Westfield Garden City
, a large shopping centre opened in 1970, is a regional "hub", containing services and popular restaurants, with a bus interchange and the Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station
immediately below it.
Upper Mount Gravatt is also home to the Mount Gravatt Vultures, an Australian Football Club on Klumpp Road. There is also the Hibiscus Sporting Complex and the Mount Gravatt PCYC on the same road.
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...
, to the south of Mount Gravatt. It has increasingly become an important centre in the last 15 years. In terms of infrastructure, Logan Road
Logan Road, Brisbane
Logan Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland. It runs 16 km from Springwood to Woolloongabba, with most of the route signed as state route 95...
and the Pacific Motorway
Pacific Motorway
The Pacific Motorway is a 100 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, and from 2008 links the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales...
run through it, in addition to the South-East Busway
South-East Busway, Brisbane
The South East Busway is a grade separated bus-only corridor running south from the Brisbane CBD to Eight Mile Plains, in South East Queensland. Service providers using the Busway operate under the TransLink system...
.
Together with Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Indooroopilly is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 7 km west of the Brisbane central business district.- Name derivation and history :...
in the west, Chermside
Chermside, Queensland
Chermside is a suburb on the north side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Chermside is a key destination along Queensland Transport's future Northern Busway...
, on the north-side, and Carindale
Carindale, Queensland
Carindale is a suburb of the city of Brisbane, which has a population of approximately 15,135 people and contains around 4,976 dwellings. The greater area was formerly known as Belmont....
in the southeast the suburb has been described as a mini-CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
.It contains the State Netball Centre, a major police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
district station and a regional Australian Taxation Office
Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...
.
Upper Mount Gravatt has long been one of the major centres outside of the CBD, especially for those who reside on the south of the city.
Westfield Garden City
Westfield Garden City
Westfield Garden City, better known as Garden City, is one of Brisbane's major shopping centres, located in the suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt. The centre is operated by Westfield, and previously operated by AMP Limited before the takeover in 2003...
, a large shopping centre opened in 1970, is a regional "hub", containing services and popular restaurants, with a bus interchange and the Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station
Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station, Brisbane
The Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station, at Upper Mount Gravatt, is part of the South East Busway serviced by TransLink bus routes. It is beneath the existing bus interchange at Westfield Garden City and is heavily patronised....
immediately below it.
Upper Mount Gravatt is also home to the Mount Gravatt Vultures, an Australian Football Club on Klumpp Road. There is also the Hibiscus Sporting Complex and the Mount Gravatt PCYC on the same road.
Education
- Clairvaux Mackillop CollegeClairvaux Mackillop CollegeClairvaux Mackillop College is a secondary school located in Upper Mount Gravatt on the south side of Brisbane, Australia. With a student body of 1,200, it is a large Catholic Education school facility in Queensland...
- Saint Bernards Catholic School
- Upper Mount Gravatt State School