26-422: Newstead may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Newstead, Queensland , a suburb of Brisbane Newstead, Tasmania , a suburb of Launceston Newstead, Victoria , a town Canada [ edit ] Newstead, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand [ edit ] Newstead , Waikato Sri Lanka [ edit ] Newstead Girls College ,
52-530: A grammar school for girls in Orpington, Greater London, England United States [ edit ] Newstead, Kentucky , an unincorporated community Newstead, New York , a town People [ edit ] Isabel Newstead (1955–2007), British paralympic athlete Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Newstead . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
78-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
104-818: A school in Negombo United Kingdom [ edit ] Newstead, North Lincolnshire , a former civil parish, now in Cadney Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory Newstead, Northumberland , in Adderstone with Lucker Newstead, Nottinghamshire , England Newstead Abbey (ancestral home of Lord Byron ) Newstead, Scottish Borders , the site of the Roman fort at Trimontium Newstead, South Kesteven , in Uffington, Lincolnshire , England Newstead Priory Newstead Wood School ,
130-458: Is an inner northern riverside suburb of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . In the 2021 census , Newstead had a population of 7,496 people. Newstead is 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east of Brisbane central business district , bounded by Breakfast Creek to the north and the Brisbane River to the east. The northern and western parts of the suburb, centred on Breakfast Creek Road,
156-459: Is on the corner of Breakfast Creek Road and Edmonstone Street ( 27°26′41″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4448°S 153.0426°E / -27.4448; 153.0426 ( Booroodabin Bowls Club ) ). The Gasworks Newstead retail precinct includes restaurants, cafes, shops, a supermarket, and a public plaza inside the old gas holder of the heritage-listed Newstead Gasworks. Pride of
182-524: Is predominantly commercial, with the remainder, particularly near the river, becoming increasingly residential. The suburb takes its name from Newstead House , built and named in 1846 by pioneer grazier Patrick Leslie , which in turn takes its name from Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire , England. The suburb's present role as an up-market residential suburb belies its industrial past. Timber yards, asbestos works, wharves and woolstores once dominated
208-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
234-1030: The 2021 census , Newstead had a population of 7,496 people. Newstead has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Newstead. The nearest primary schools are New Farm State School in New Farm and Ascot State School in Ascot . The nearest secondary school is Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in Fortitude Valley, but, having opened in 2020 with Year 7 only, will not offer all years of secondary schooling until 2025. Other years of secondary schooling are available at Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove and Kedron State High School in Kedron . Booroodabin Bowls Club (nicknamed "The Boo")
260-753: The Brisbane River , but today it refers only to the suburb on the south side of the reach. Newstead Park contains the Australian American Memorial ( 27°26′32″S 153°02′50″E / 27.4423°S 153.0473°E / -27.4423; 153.0473 ( Australian American Memorial ) ) which commemorates the United States of America's contribution to defending Australia during World War II , when General Douglas MacArthur based his headquarters in Brisbane. The foundation stone of
286-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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#1732848055179312-551: The Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 4.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population. 67.8% of people living in Newstead were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.8%, United States of America 1.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Saudi Arabia 1.1%. 81.6% of people spoke only English at home;
338-579: The closure of the school, the Fortitude Valley Opportunity School relocated into the buildings, becoming Newstead Opportunity School. Later it was renamed Newstead Special School ( 27°26′25″S 153°02′49″E / 27.4404°S 153.0469°E / -27.4404; 153.0469 ( Newstead Special School (former) ) ). It closed in 1996. The suburb was served by the Bulimba Branch railway line , which branched off
364-647: The depot and its heritage have been obliterated and the site redeveloped, although a remnant of its trackwork – a unique three way set of points – has been preserved at the Brisbane Tramway Museum . In 1888 the Booroodabin Bowls Club was established, making it the oldest bowls club still operating in Queensland. At that time, the club was within the local government area of Booroodabin Division , which
390-594: The eastern side of the suburb. The tall iron structure of the No. 2 gasholder on Skyring Terrace is a remnant of the Newstead Gasworks ( 27°27′02″S 153°02′36″E / 27.4505°S 153.0434°E / -27.4505; 153.0434 ( Newstead Gasworks ) ), which was established in 1887 as Brisbane's second gas works. The structure, however, was originally located at the Petrie Bight gasworks, where it
416-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
442-448: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newstead&oldid=1150538625 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Newstead, Queensland Download coordinates as: Newstead
468-472: The main north coast line at Bowen Hills and descended towards the river and Breakfast Creek Road, crossing it to reach the industry, wool stores and wharves along the river. The line opened on 16 December 1897 and closed on 31 March 1990. Some remnants of the rail line have been preserved in the wool stores precinct. The name Bulimba reflects historic use of this name for both sides of the Bulimba Reach of
494-552: The memorial was laid on 3 May 1951 during Coral Sea week (the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought from 4 to 8 May 1942). The completed memorial was unveiled on 3 May 1952 by Sir John Lavarack , then the Governor of Queensland . In the 2011 census , Newstead had a population of 836 people, 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The median age of the Newstead population was 36 years of age, 1 year below
520-434: The next most popular languages were 1.4% Cantonese, 1.4% Arabic, 0.8% Persian (excluding Dari), 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Spanish. The most common responses for religion in Newstead were No Religion 27.9%, Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 18.4%, Uniting Church 6.6%, and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%. In the 2016 census , Newstead had a population of 2,193 people, 49.4% identifying as male and 50.6% identifying as female. The median age of
546-454: The suburb by bus. A cross river ferry, operated by RiverCity Ferries , links the suburb to Bulimba from the nearby Teneriffe ferry wharf. The suburb is also linked to the city by " CityCat " catamaran ferry service. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
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#1732848055179572-409: The suburb is Newstead House , Brisbane 's oldest existing home, built for pioneer Darling Downs squatter Patrick Leslie in 1846. It is set in superb grounds overlooking the mouth of the creek and is within easy walking distance of the famed Breakfast Creek Hotel – a flamboyant Victorian structure which has been described as 'the very soul of Brisbane '. Newstead House's glory days came during
598-518: The time of the residence of Captain John Clements Wickham , the official resident and magistrate of the Moreton Bay settlement and a noted and gracious host. Wickham had previously been Commander of HMS Beagle and sailed with Charles Darwin . While an admission fee must be paid to visit the house, the gardens (now Newstead Park ) are a public park. Transport for Brisbane serves
624-613: Was 35 years of age, two years below the Queensland median and three years below the Australian median. 55.4% of residents were born in Australia, around 15% less than Queensland and around 11% less than all Australia. 26.4% of residents had tertiary or university institution education, versus 14.8% for Queensland and 16.1% for all Australia. ~56% of residents indicated "No Religion" or "not stated" versus ~39% for both Queensland and Australia populations. ~76% of residents (over 15 years old and in work force) were working full-time, compared with ~58% for both Queensland and Australia populations. At
650-542: Was erected in 1873. The suburb was served by first horse drawn trams from 1885. From 1897 electric trams ran along Commercial Road (until December 1962) and along Ann and Wickham Streets until April 1969. Light Street tram and bus depot was located in the suburb. It opened as a tram depot in 1885, saw its last trams in December 1968 and finally closed as a bus depot in the mid 1990s, making it one of Queensland 's longest continually operating industrial sites. All traces of
676-640: Was established in 1879 and amalgamated into the Town of Brisbane in 1903. The club's name presumably reflects the local government area. The name Booroodabin is an Aboriginal word meaning place of the she-oaks . Breakfast Creek State School opened on 7 July 1890 and closed on 11 August 1961. It was on the western side of Agnes Street ( 27°26′25″S 153°02′48″E / 27.4404°S 153.0468°E / -27.4404; 153.0468 ( Breakfast Creek State School (former) ) , now in Albion ). Following
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