Buranda, Queensland
Buranda | |
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  Buranda Location in metropolitan Brisbane | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′00″S 153°01′59″E / 27.500°S 153.033°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| City | Brisbane |
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| Established | 1921 |
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Buranda is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
The location is an important transport hub for southern Brisbane. Logan Road and Ipswich Road pass through the area as does the South East Busway with a station called Buranda busway station. The Pacific Motorway passes through the area. There is also the Buranda railway station on the Cleveland railway line.
History
In 2008, it was announced that Buranda would become a transit-oriented development (TOD) area, known as Buranda Village. It was to include 2 office buildings of 6 storeys and 23-storeys, five apartment buildings ranging from seven-storeys to the 32-storey and a 15-storey boutique hotel.[2]
Heritage listings
Buranda has the following heritage-listed sites:
- Buranda State School, 24 Cowley Street (27°29′48″S 153°02′38″E / 27.4967°S 153.0438°E)[3]
- Buranda Ventilation Shaft, 264 Ipswich Road (27°30′03″S 153°02′08″E / 27.50096°S 153.03556°E)[4]
Education
Buranda State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 24 Cowley Street (27°29′50″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4971°S 153.0426°E).[5][6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 247 students with 20 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[7]
The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane South State Secondary College in Dutton Park to the west.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Buranda (entry 5313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Molloy, Shannon (26 September 2008). "Second 'mega-development' for city's south". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Buranda State School (entry 650045)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Buranda Ventilation Shaft". Brisbane Heritage Register. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Buranda State School". Buranda State School. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
External links
- "Buranda". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.