| Nathan Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,382 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4111 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $351,500 [2][3] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 12 km (7 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Yeerongpilly | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Moreton | ||||||||||||
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Nathan is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States General Post Office, also known as the GPO, is an Australia Post building The Local Government Areas (LGAs of Queensland, Australia are the areas for which particular Local Government authorities generally known as "Councils" State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The division of Yeerongpilly is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. This is a list of the 188 suburbs of Brisbane. A Acacia Ridge - Albion - Alderley - Algester - Annerley - Anstead Salisbury is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km south of the Brisbane central business district. Tarragindi is a suburb on the southern side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holland Park is a suburb of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, that is situated approximately 8 km south of the Brisbane central Salisbury is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km south of the Brisbane central business district. Mount Gravatt is the name of both a major suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill in this suburb Coopers Plains is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 13 km south-west of the CBD Robertson is one of the more predominantely affluent outer suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. Macgregor is a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its postal code is 4109 Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It was named in 1967 after Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Queensland from 1920 to 1926. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, GCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 彌敦 (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939 was a British soldier and civil [4]
Nathan is home to Toohey Forest Park, Griffith University's Nathan campus and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre which hosted the opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Griffith University is a public university based in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast Queensland, Australia. The QSAC was formerly known as ANZ Stadium ANZ now holds the naming rights for Sydney's Stadium Australia. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 The Queensland Academy of Sport currently uses the facilities located at the stadium. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting The Mount Gravatt Cemetery is part of Nathan.
It is a culturally diverse suburb, with nearly 30% more overseas-born residents (27. 57%) than the Brisbane average (21. 03%). [5] Although populated by local Aborigines until the 1940s[6], less than 1% of residents are indigenous Australians today. [5]
With just 1,549 residents[7], Nathan remains sparsely populated, with much of the park and university campus being filled with eucalypt forest, grass trees, banksia and leptospermum. Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora. Banksia is a Genus of around 170 Species in the Plant family Proteaceae. Leptospermum is a genus of about 80-86 species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Local fauna include tawny frogmouths, powerful owl, hoary bats, sugar gliders, greater gliders, squirrel gliders, flying foxes and possums. The Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, is an Australian variety of Frogmouth, a type of bird found throughout the Australian mainland Tasmania The Powerful Owl ( Ninox strenua) is a species of Owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, the largest owl on that continent The hoary bat ( Lasiurus cinereus) is a " Hairy-tailed bat " (genus Lasiurus) in the family of Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae The Sugar Glider ( Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding Possum native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and The Greater Glider ( Petauroides volans) is a large gliding Possum found in Australia. The Squirrel Glider ( Petaurus norfolcensis) is a Gliding mammal of the Marsupial family Petauridae. For other uses of the term "Flying fox" see Flying fox (disambiguation Megabats is the term used informally to refer to bats A possum is any of about 64 small to medium-sized Arboreal Marsupial Species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi [8]
Surrounding suburbs include Macgregor, Robertson, Salisbury, Coopers Plains, Tarragindi, Holland Park and Upper Mount Gravatt. Macgregor is a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its postal code is 4109 Robertson is one of the more predominantely affluent outer suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. Salisbury is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km south of the Brisbane central business district. Coopers Plains is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 13 km south-west of the CBD Tarragindi is a suburb on the southern side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holland Park is a suburb of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, that is situated approximately 8 km south of the Brisbane central Upper Mount Gravatt is a suburb in Brisbane, to the south of Mount Gravatt.
See also
- Toohey Forest Park's Australian Heritage Database entry Registered 14/05/1991)
- References to Nathan in literature
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nathan (Brisbane City) (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- ^ http://www.domain.com.au/Public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=research&searchTerm=Nathan#mapanchor, accessed 2 August 2007
- ^ http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=175, accessed 26 January 2007
- ^ Roberts, Beryl (1991). Stories of the Southside. Archerfield, Queensland: Aussie Books, 9. ISBN 094733601X.
- ^ a b BRISbites - Suburban Sites
- ^ BRISbites - Suburban Sites
- ^ Brisbane Suburb: Nathan - REIQ Profile for Nathan - ourbrisbane.com
- ^ BRISbites - Suburban Sites
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