24-475: Gasworks Newstead is the commercial, residential and retail development at Newstead , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . The upscale retail precinct includes restaurants, cafes, shops, a supermarket, and a public plaza inside the old gas holder of the heritage-listed Newstead Gasworks . Planning approval was given to the project in 2008. The first stage of the development was opened in August 2013. Part of
48-580: A seed, into roughly spherical, cone-like, woody structures. The roots have nitrogen-fixing nodules that contain the soil actinomycete Frankia . In Australia, the most widely used common name for Casuarinaceae species is sheoak or she-oak (a comparison of the timber quality with English oak ). Other common names in Australia include ironwood , bull-oak or buloke , beefwood , or cassowary tree . The Shire of Buloke in Victoria, Australia ,
72-465: Is an inner northern riverside suburb of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . In the 2021 census , Newstead had a population of 7,496 people. Newstead is 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east of Brisbane central business district , bounded by Breakfast Creek to the north and the Brisbane River to the east. The northern and western parts of the suburb, centred on Breakfast Creek Road,
96-465: Is on the corner of Breakfast Creek Road and Edmonstone Street ( 27°26′41″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4448°S 153.0426°E / -27.4448; 153.0426 ( Booroodabin Bowls Club ) ). The Gasworks Newstead retail precinct includes restaurants, cafes, shops, a supermarket, and a public plaza inside the old gas holder of the heritage-listed Newstead Gasworks. Pride of
120-531: Is predominantly commercial, with the remainder, particularly near the river, becoming increasingly residential. The suburb takes its name from Newstead House , built and named in 1846 by pioneer grazier Patrick Leslie , which in turn takes its name from Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire , England. The suburb's present role as an up-market residential suburb belies its industrial past. Timber yards, asbestos works, wharves and woolstores once dominated
144-1071: The 2021 census , Newstead had a population of 7,496 people. Newstead has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Newstead. The nearest primary schools are New Farm State School in New Farm and Ascot State School in Ascot . The nearest secondary school is Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in Fortitude Valley, but, having opened in 2020 with Year 7 only, will not offer all years of secondary schooling until 2025. Other years of secondary schooling are available at Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove and Kedron State High School in Kedron . Booroodabin Bowls Club (nicknamed "The Boo")
168-784: The Brisbane River , but today it refers only to the suburb on the south side of the reach. Newstead Park contains the Australian American Memorial ( 27°26′32″S 153°02′50″E / 27.4423°S 153.0473°E / -27.4423; 153.0473 ( Australian American Memorial ) ) which commemorates the United States of America's contribution to defending Australia during World War II , when General Douglas MacArthur based his headquarters in Brisbane. The foundation stone of
192-509: The Pacific Islands . At one time, all species were placed in the genus Casuarina . Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson separated out many of those species and renamed them into the new genera of Gymnostoma in 1980 and 1982, Allocasuarina in 1982, and Ceuthostoma in 1988, with some additional formal descriptions of new species in each other genus. At the time, it was somewhat controversial. The monophyly of these genera
216-505: The Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 4.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population. 67.8% of people living in Newstead were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.8%, United States of America 1.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Saudi Arabia 1.1%. 81.6% of people spoke only English at home;
240-524: The area. Historically, there were 3 gas holders erected on Newstead site. The No. 2 gasometer was originally built at Petrie Bight in 1873, the site of the first gas plant, and was relocated to the Newstead site when the company opened its second plant in 1887 as Brisbane's second gas works. Gas production was decommissioned in 1971 and all buildings but the No. 2 gasholder were dismantled by 1999. Newstead, Queensland Download coordinates as: Newstead
264-600: The closure of the school, the Fortitude Valley Opportunity School relocated into the buildings, becoming Newstead Opportunity School. Later it was renamed Newstead Special School ( 27°26′25″S 153°02′49″E / 27.4404°S 153.0469°E / -27.4404; 153.0469 ( Newstead Special School (former) ) ). It closed in 1996. The suburb was served by the Bulimba Branch railway line , which branched off
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#1732783916378288-678: The depot and its heritage have been obliterated and the site redeveloped, although a remnant of its trackwork – a unique three way set of points – has been preserved at the Brisbane Tramway Museum . In 1888 the Booroodabin Bowls Club was established, making it the oldest bowls club still operating in Queensland. At that time, the club was within the local government area of Booroodabin Division , which
312-563: The eastern side of the suburb. The tall iron structure of the No. 2 gasholder on Skyring Terrace is a remnant of the Newstead Gasworks ( 27°27′02″S 153°02′36″E / 27.4505°S 153.0434°E / -27.4505; 153.0434 ( Newstead Gasworks ) ), which was established in 1887 as Brisbane's second gas works. The structure, however, was originally located at the Petrie Bight gasworks, where it
336-479: The main north coast line at Bowen Hills and descended towards the river and Breakfast Creek Road, crossing it to reach the industry, wool stores and wharves along the river. The line opened on 16 December 1897 and closed on 31 March 1990. Some remnants of the rail line have been preserved in the wool stores precinct. The name Bulimba reflects historic use of this name for both sides of the Bulimba Reach of
360-566: The memorial was laid on 3 May 1951 during Coral Sea week (the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought from 4 to 8 May 1942). The completed memorial was unveiled on 3 May 1952 by Sir John Lavarack , then the Governor of Queensland . In the 2011 census , Newstead had a population of 836 people, 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The median age of the Newstead population was 36 years of age, 1 year below
384-434: The next most popular languages were 1.4% Cantonese, 1.4% Arabic, 0.8% Persian (excluding Dari), 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Spanish. The most common responses for religion in Newstead were No Religion 27.9%, Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 18.4%, Uniting Church 6.6%, and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%. In the 2016 census , Newstead had a population of 2,193 people, 49.4% identifying as male and 50.6% identifying as female. The median age of
408-426: The stage 1 development was a retail precinct which features a PTFE tensile membrane roof over the breezeway. Gasworks includes seven buildings featuring 17,000 square metres of retail, 103,500 square metres of commercial and about 750 residential apartments. The centrepiece of the precinct is the No. 2 gasometer on Skyring Terrace. This tall iron structure is a remnant of gas manufacturing plants which previously dotted
432-495: The suburb by bus. A cross river ferry, operated by RiverCity Ferries , links the suburb to Bulimba from the nearby Teneriffe ferry wharf. The suburb is also linked to the city by " CityCat " catamaran ferry service. She-oak The Casuarinaceae are a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Fagales , consisting of four genera and 91 species of trees and shrubs native to eastern Africa , Australia , Southeast Asia , Malesia , Papuasia , and
456-409: The suburb is Newstead House , Brisbane 's oldest existing home, built for pioneer Darling Downs squatter Patrick Leslie in 1846. It is set in superb grounds overlooking the mouth of the creek and is within easy walking distance of the famed Breakfast Creek Hotel – a flamboyant Victorian structure which has been described as 'the very soul of Brisbane '. Newstead House's glory days came during
480-533: The time of the residence of Captain John Clements Wickham , the official resident and magistrate of the Moreton Bay settlement and a noted and gracious host. Wickham had previously been Commander of HMS Beagle and sailed with Charles Darwin . While an admission fee must be paid to visit the house, the gardens (now Newstead Park ) are a public park. Transport for Brisbane serves
504-613: Was 35 years of age, two years below the Queensland median and three years below the Australian median. 55.4% of residents were born in Australia, around 15% less than Queensland and around 11% less than all Australia. 26.4% of residents had tertiary or university institution education, versus 14.8% for Queensland and 16.1% for all Australia. ~56% of residents indicated "No Religion" or "not stated" versus ~39% for both Queensland and Australia populations. ~76% of residents (over 15 years old and in work force) were working full-time, compared with ~58% for both Queensland and Australia populations. At
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#1732783916378528-547: Was erected in 1873. The suburb was served by first horse drawn trams from 1885. From 1897 electric trams ran along Commercial Road (until December 1962) and along Ann and Wickham Streets until April 1969. Light Street tram and bus depot was located in the suburb. It opened as a tram depot in 1885, saw its last trams in December 1968 and finally closed as a bus depot in the mid 1990s, making it one of Queensland 's longest continually operating industrial sites. All traces of
552-648: Was established in 1879 and amalgamated into the Town of Brisbane in 1903. The club's name presumably reflects the local government area. The name Booroodabin is an Aboriginal word meaning place of the she-oaks . Breakfast Creek State School opened on 7 July 1890 and closed on 11 August 1961. It was on the western side of Agnes Street ( 27°26′25″S 153°02′48″E / 27.4404°S 153.0468°E / -27.4404; 153.0468 ( Breakfast Creek State School (former) ) , now in Albion ). Following
576-779: Was later supported in a 2003 phylogenetic study of the family. In the Wettstein system , this family was the only one placed in the order Verticillatae. Likewise, in the Engler , Cronquist , and Kubitzki systems , the Casuarinaceae were the only family placed in the order Casuarinales. Members of this family are characterized by drooping equisetoid (meaning "looking like Equisetum "; that is, horsetail) twigs, evergreen foliage, monoecious or dioecious and infructescences ('fruiting bodies') strobiloid or cone-like, meaning combining many outward-pointing valves, each containing
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