Everything about Indooroopilly Queensland totally explained
Indooroopilly is a suburb of
Brisbane,
Australia which is located 7 km west of the
Brisbane central business district.
Name derivation and history
Indooroopilly is a
corruption of either the local
Aboriginal word
nyindurupilli, meaning 'gully of the leeches' or
yindurupilly meaning 'gully of running water'.
Locals often shorten the name to "Indro"
The traditional owners of the Indooroopilly area are the Aboriginal Jagera and Turrbal groups. Both groups had related languages and are classified as belonging to the Yaggera language group.
The area was first settled in the
1860s and agriculture and dairying were common in the early years. The parish was named in the late
1850s, and the first house was built in 1861 by Mr H C Rawnsley. The arrival of rail in
1875 and completion of the
Albert rail bridge across the
Brisbane River to open the
Ipswich rail line the following year spurred the development of Indooroopilly. The
1893 flood destroyed the original Albert Bridge, and its replacement was opened in
1895. A
lead-
silver mine was established on an Indooroopilly property in
1919 and extraction continued until
1929 when the mine became unprofitable. Today the University of Queensland operates the site as an experimental mine and teaching facility for engineering students (the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre). The landmark
Walter Taylor Bridge across the Brisbane River was completed in
1936. The first stage of
Indooroopilly Shoppingtown opened in
1970.
Geography
Attractions
Indooroopilly boasts significant commercial, office and retail sectors and is home to Indooroopilly Shopping centre, the largest
shopping centre in Brisbane’s western suburbs. The suburb is popular with professionals and a large number of university students from the nearby
University of Queensland campus in
St Lucia. The housing stock consists of a mix of detached houses and medium density apartments. There has been a trend towards increasing small lot and townhouse development in the suburb in recent years. Nevertheless, many post-war homes and iconic
Queenslanders have also been restored.
Brisbane City Council regulations to preserve the 'pre-war' look of
Brisbane discourage destruction of many of Brisbane's
Queenslanders and buildings. It is one of the Brisbane City Council's proposed Major Centres.
Transport
Moggill Road is the main thoroughfare, connecting Indooroopilly to
Toowong and the city via Coronation Drive (inbound), and
Chapel Hill and
Kenmore (outbound). The
Western Freeway also serves the suburb. Indooroopilly is well connected by
public transport. There is a
bus interchange adjoining the
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, where
Brisbane Transport operates services to the CBD, university and other western suburbs. The
Indooroopilly railway station provides frequent services to the CBD and beyond. Public Transport being the major transport that teenagers rely on in this area makes Indooroopilly bus station the major meeting place from all over the Western Suburbs.
Recreation
There is a thriving café and restaurant precinct along Station Road between the shopping centre and railway station as well as to the east of the railway station. There are two cinema complexes in Indooroopilly, the Eldorado cinemas
(External Link
) on Coonan Street and
Birch Carroll and Coyle Megaplex inside Indooroopilly Shopping centre. This cinema complex once had 8 cinemas, now it boasts 16. It is the major cinema complex in the Western Suburbs. Indooroopilly youth organisations include the Indooroopilly
Scout Group including
Rover Scout and Indooroopilly Girl Guide District
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