Banks Creek, Queensland
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Banks Creek is a suburb
of Somerset Region, Australia
. Banks Creek was previously part of Brisbane City Council until council reforms occurred. It is now part of Somerset Region and lies adjacent to the Brisbane River
to the west of Lake Manchester
.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Somerset Region, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Banks Creek was previously part of Brisbane City Council until council reforms occurred. It is now part of Somerset Region and lies adjacent to the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
to the west of Lake Manchester
Lake Manchester, Queensland
Lake Manchester is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is west of the CBD next to Brisbane Forest. The suburb Lake Manchester is named after the Lake Manchester Dam constructed between 1912–1916.-External links:* *...
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