28-508: Brookfield may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Brookfield, Queensland , a suburb of Brisbane Brookfield, Victoria Canada [ edit ] Brookfield, Manitoba , on Manitoba Highway 11 Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador Brookfield, Nova Scotia Brookfield, Ontario , a neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Brookfield, Prince Edward Island New Zealand [ edit ] Brookfield, New Zealand ,
56-634: A place in Pennsylvania Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania , a place in Pennsylvania Brookfield, Vermont Brookfield (plantation) of Virginia, a former plantation and fixture of Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800 Brookfield, Wisconsin , a city Brookfield (town), Wisconsin Brookfield Place (New York City) Brookfield Township (disambiguation) Companies [ edit ] Brookfield Corporation Brookfield Properties Brookfield Engineering ,
84-766: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 506 students with 43 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Brookfield. The nearest secondary school in Kenmore State High School in neighbouring Kenmore to the south-east. The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd is at 615 Brookfield Road (corner Boscombe Road, 27°29′36″S 152°54′51″E / 27.4932°S 152.9143°E / -27.4932; 152.9143 ( Anglican Church of
112-406: A church. Brookfield State School opened on 27 March 1871 on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site donated by Mr J. W. Barnett. In 1874, a teacher's residence was built for the school. In 2021, the school celebrated its 150th anniversary. The original school building is still in use. In 1872, a 19-acre (7.7 ha) site was reserved for recreation. Brookfield Post Office opened on 12 August 1876, but
140-738: A manufacturer of viscometers Brookfield Glass Company Other uses [ edit ] "Brookfield" (song) , a song by Silverstein from the 2012 album Short Songs A British school in the 1934 James Hilton novella Good-bye, Mr. Chips A farm featured prominently in the British radio soap opera The Archers Brookfield (surname) , list of people with the surname See also [ edit ] Brookfield Community School (disambiguation) Brookfield High School (disambiguation) Brookfield Place (disambiguation) Brookfield railway station (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Brookfield Topics referred to by
168-983: A neighbourhood of Robroyston , Glasgow, Scotland Brookfield, County Fermanagh , a townland in County Fermanagh , Northern Ireland United States [ edit ] Brookfield, Colorado , a place in Baca County, Colorado Brookfield, Connecticut Brookfield Center, Connecticut Brookfield Center Historic District (Brookfield, Connecticut) Brookfield, Delaware , a place in Kent County, Delaware Brookfield, Georgia Brookfield, Illinois Brookfield Zoo , in Brookfield, Illinois Brookfield, Indiana Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts Brookfield, Missouri Brookfield, New Hampshire Brookfield, New York Brookfield (hamlet), New York Brookfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania ,
196-759: A suburb of Otumoetai in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre, Wellington , a Scouts Aotearoa camp site which has hosted the New Zealand Rover moot United Kingdom [ edit ] Brookfield, Derbyshire , a location in Derbyshire, England Brookfield, Preston , in Lancashire, England Brookfield, Middlesbrough , a location in Middlesbrough, England Brookfield, Renfrewshire , Scotland Brookfield,
224-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brookfield, Queensland Download coordinates as: Brookfield is a rural residential suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Brookfield had a population of 3,640 people. Brookfield is located approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of
252-677: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Brookfield Village Historic District . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 41.7 square miles (107.9 km ), of which 41.4 square miles (107.2 km ) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km ) (0.65%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,222 people, 475 households, and 351 families residing in
280-614: Is still in use and is operated by the Brisbane City Council . Every year the Brookfield Show is held over three days. The 2006 Brookfield show attracted almost 22,000 visitors. A formal ball is held annually in Brookfield. The 2005 Show Ball had 550 attendees, 2006, 2007 and 2008 attracted 800 people. Brookfield, Vermont Brookfield is a town in Orange County , Vermont , United States. It
308-403: The 2021 census , Brookfield had a population of 3,640 people. Brookfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Brookfield State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 36 Boscombe Road ( 27°29′42″S 152°54′49″E / 27.4951°S 152.9135°E / -27.4951; 152.9135 ( Brookfield State School ) ). It includes
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#1732769670534336-610: The Brisbane CBD . Brookfield lies approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Brisbane River . Moggill Creek flows through Brookfield and joins the Brisbane River at Kenmore. Brookfield is a rural residential suburb consisting primarily of large acreage properties and luxury homes. Although there are a small number of farms, the vast majority of property is residential. Moggill Road passes through
364-801: The Anglican Church opened St Christopher's Lodge, a home for boys. It was officially opened by James Francis Maxwell , the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowong . It was a farm school which operated until circa 1959. Around this time, 18 acres (7.3 ha) of the site was sold to the Presbyterian Church (now the Uniting Church in Australia ) to develop an aged care centre. It
392-592: The Anglican parish of Indooroopilly purchased land for a church on the north-east corner of Brookfield Road and Boscombe Road for £ 20 from the owner, William Thomas Gee. The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd cost £ 220 to build and was consecrated on Easter Monday 2 April 1893 by Anglican Bishop of Brisbane , William Webber . The first Brookfield Show was held on Wednesday 20 July 1910. Gold Creek Provisional School opened in 1919, becoming Gold Creek State School on 1 October 1926. It closed circa 1936. It
420-557: The Brookfield Hall trustees and relocated it where it became the Brookfield General Store. In 1932 Father Robert Bartlett Bates, the rector of All Saints Anglican Church at Wickham Terrace purchased a house at 139 Brookfield Road to establish St John's Home for Aged Men, which subsequently relocated to West Toowong (where it continues to operate as St John's Residential Aged Care Home). On 12 May 1934
448-533: The Good Shepherd ) ). Brookfield Uniting Church is at 2 Upper Brookfield Road (corner Rafting Ground Road, 27°29′42″S 152°54′31″E / 27.4950°S 152.9085°E / -27.4950; 152.9085 ( Brookfield Uniting Church ) ). It is the former Brookfield Methodist Church. The Brookfield branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at Brookfield Uniting Church hall. Brookfield Cemetery
476-420: The age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under
504-463: The age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,515, and the median income for a family was $ 51,071. Males had a median income of $ 34,464 versus $ 24,258 for females. The per capita income for
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560-642: The showgrounds, which evolved into the Brookfield Horse and Pony Club. In the 2016 census , Brookfield had a population of 3,524 people. The median age of the Brookfield population was 46 years of age, 8 years above the Australian median. 68.3% of people were born in Australia., compared to the national average of 66.7%; were England 6.7% and South Africa 4.5%. 85.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.7%, Catholic 21.5% and Anglican 19.1%. In
588-421: The showgrounds. Brookfield is believed to have been named by Lucinda Brimblecombe (née Logan) due to the course of Moggil Creek through the area. Development in the Brookfield area began in 1869, when the area was opened for logging and farming. A Bible Christian Church congregation (a denomination of Methodism ) was established in 1869. In January 1870 a committee was formed to raise funds to construct
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#1732769670534616-524: The southernmost tip of the suburb and Moggill Creek marks part of the suburb's eastern boundary. North of Brookfield are the forested hills and mountains in D'Aguilar National Park . The centre of Brookfield is on the intersection of Brookfield Road and Boscombe Road. The Brookfield General Store, Brookfield Public Hall, Brookfield Showground, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield Recreation Reserve, Anglican Church and Brookfield State School are all in this area. The Brookfield Horse & Pony Club operates out of
644-449: The town. The population density was 29.5 people per square mile (11.4/km ). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% White , 0.16% African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.98% Asian , and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population. There were 475 households, out of which 32.2% had children under
672-587: Was created by Vermont charter on August 5, 1781. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census . Brookfield is best known for its floating bridge which spans Sunset Lake buoyed by pontoons. The bridge, which is the only floating bridge east of the Mississippi River , was originally built in 1820 by Luther Adams and his neighbors. Sunset Lake is also the site of an annual ice harvesting festival. Brookfield boasts that it has Vermont's oldest continually operating library dating back to 1791. In 2006, Brookfield
700-539: Was downgraded to a receiving office in mid 1914. It was upgraded to a post office in 1919-1920, but closed in March 1924. It opened again in 1947, but closed in 1974. In 1885, the Queensland Government reserved 1 acre (0.40 ha) of land for a public hall. The Bible Christian church building was relocated to the site to be used as the hall. Brookfield Cemetery was opened in 1886. In October 1892,
728-410: Was located at 528 Gold Creek Road ( 27°28′06″S 152°53′30″E / 27.4684°S 152.8918°E / -27.4684; 152.8918 ( Gold Creek State School ) ). The town hall was moved from Darra to Brookfield in 1931. In 1932, the school teacher's residence was too small for a teacher with nine children, so a new building was constructed. The old building was bought by
756-448: Was one of the first American towns to have its citizens pass a resolution endorsing the impeachment of President George W. Bush . As of September 2010, the floating bridge was closed for repairs. Work began in 2014, and was completed May 2015. There was a celebration from May 23–24, 2015, to memorialize the event. Governor Peter Shumlin attended, and cadets from Norwich University provided traffic control. The town's modest village center
784-628: Was subsequently used a friary used by the Society of Saint Francis , a centre for contemplative spirituality and other community purposes. It is now within the suburb of Kenmore Hills and is listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register . In 2019 the site was sold by the Anglican Church to the Uniting Church on the condition that community could continue to use the site. In 1957, Rita O'Hanlan offered riding lessons at
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