Stretton, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Stretton is a suburb
on the south side of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is 17 kilometres from the Brisbane Central Business District, and borders the suburbs of Calamvale
, Sunnybank Hills
, Karawatha
, Kuraby
, and Drewvale
.
area were part of a vast area known as Coopers Plains. In 1861, Governor Bowen declared a wide area that included Eight Mile Plains
to Stretton as a Brisbane Agricultural Reserve.http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/stretton/history/ This agricultural reserve was originally used as a source of timber, but when it was found to be good farming land, settlers quickly turned it into farms that produced sought-after fruit, vegetables, and poultry.
Stretton was gazetted as a suburb of Brisbane in 1971, and was named after George Stretton, who settled in the area in the 1880s. George Stretton was born in 1827 near Derby in England.http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=131&topic=5 After immigrating to Australia he became the first postmaster at Browns Plains in 1872, while at the same time he and his family ran a hotel at Browns Plains.
The northern part of Stretton includes several hills, but the land flattens out towards the south. The southern part has more vegetation, as it joins Karawatha Forest
to the south-east and the Calamvale Creek
wetlands on the south-west.
In addition to small local shops, Calamvale Village on Kameruka Street and Sunnybank Hills Shopping Centre on Hellawell Road ensure this area has all the shopping essentials at hand. If you want to travel further afield, check out Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt.
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...
on the south side of Brisbane
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...
, Australia
Australia
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. It is 17 kilometres from the Brisbane Central Business District, and borders the suburbs of Calamvale
Calamvale, Queensland
Calamvale is a suburb on the south side of the city of Brisbane, Australia. A relatively large suburb, it adjoins Stretton, Parkinson, Sunnybank Hills, Acacia Ridge, Algester and Drewvale. It is 18 kilometres from Brisbane's central business district....
, Sunnybank Hills
Sunnybank Hills, Queensland
Sunnybank Hills is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane about 15 kilometres from Brisbane CBD, in Queensland, Australia. It is a large suburb, and adjoins the suburbs of Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Sunnybank, Macgregor, Algester, Acacia Ridge and Runcorn....
, Karawatha
Karawatha, Queensland
Karawatha is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 22 km south-east of the CBD.The naming of the suburb Karawatha originates from an Aboriginal word meaning a place with pine trees...
, Kuraby
Kuraby, Queensland
Kuraby is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is situated approximately by road or by rail south-east of the city of Brisbane.Beenleigh Road is the main road connecting the suburb to the motorways leading to the city and further parts of Brisbane and beyond.Kuraby is serviced by fast...
, and Drewvale
Drewvale, Queensland
Drewvale is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is south of the CBD and borders with Logan City. Drewvale is located at the interchange of the Gateway and Logan Motorways. It is the most southern suburb of Brisbane.-External links:* *...
.
History
In the early 19th century, Stretton and many of today's suburbs around the SunnybankSunnybank, Queensland
Sunnybank is now a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia much reduced in size from the previous suburb of Sunnybank. The separate Town of Sunnybank was absorbed into the City of Brisbane. This older Sunnybank area is still known locally as Sunnybank...
area were part of a vast area known as Coopers Plains. In 1861, Governor Bowen declared a wide area that included Eight Mile Plains
Eight Mile Plains, Queensland
Eight Mile Plains is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located some 13 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district....
to Stretton as a Brisbane Agricultural Reserve.http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/stretton/history/ This agricultural reserve was originally used as a source of timber, but when it was found to be good farming land, settlers quickly turned it into farms that produced sought-after fruit, vegetables, and poultry.
Stretton was gazetted as a suburb of Brisbane in 1971, and was named after George Stretton, who settled in the area in the 1880s. George Stretton was born in 1827 near Derby in England.http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=131&topic=5 After immigrating to Australia he became the first postmaster at Browns Plains in 1872, while at the same time he and his family ran a hotel at Browns Plains.
Population
More than 65 per cent of households in Stretton are couples with children; 22 per cent are couples without children, and 10 per cent are single-parent households. In 1989 there was controversy regarding the sale of land to Asian investors,http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/stretton/home/ and there is a large Asian population in the suburb today. With rare exceptions, the dwellings in Stretton are stand-alone houses — generally modern, brick and tile. Houses in the north-west corner of Stretton include many huge, multi-storey mansions.Affluence
As stated above to the north-west corner of the suburb are large, opulant mansions most exceeding 1000 squares and fetch upwards of $2,000,000 AUD when they hit the market. Kardella Street in the same area is known as the Millionaires Row of Southside Brisbane and is the location for many enormous and luxurious mega mansions with some in excess of 2000 squares and can sell upwards of $5,000,000 AUD and even close to $8,000,000 AUD. Many if not all of the mansions in Stretton sit on 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) of land and have luxury features such as swimming pools (indoor and out), tennis courts, squash courts ect. 38 Kardella street has been on and off the market for years and lives to be the largest single family private residence in Southside Brisbane at over 2000 squares of living space with 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and it's luxury and in most cases unique features include indoor swimming pool, tennis court, indoor squash court, recording studio, 10 car garage, 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) of land and is priced at around $8,000,000 AUD.Environment
A military map from 1922 shows only four houses in the area that is now Stretton. In the 2006 census, there were 3776 residents, and more areas have been cleared and built on since then.The northern part of Stretton includes several hills, but the land flattens out towards the south. The southern part has more vegetation, as it joins Karawatha Forest
Karawatha Forest
Karawatha Forest or Karawatha nature reserve is approximately 770 hectares of bushland in the Brisbane suburbs of Karawatha and Stretton, Australia...
to the south-east and the Calamvale Creek
Calamvale Creek
Calamvale Creek is a small natural creek that runs through the Brisbane suburb of Calamvale, in Queensland, Australia. It is the local name for part of a longer channel known as Scrubby Creek...
wetlands on the south-west.
Facilities
There are no churches in Stretton. Stretton State College is located at the southern (Drewvale) end of the suburb.In addition to small local shops, Calamvale Village on Kameruka Street and Sunnybank Hills Shopping Centre on Hellawell Road ensure this area has all the shopping essentials at hand. If you want to travel further afield, check out Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt.