41-584: Download coordinates as: Windsor is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Windsor had a population of 7,811 people. Windsor is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) from the Brisbane central business district . It is largely residential, featuring many old Queenslanders , although there is also considerable retail commercial activity, primarily concentrated along Lutwyche and Newmarket Roads. Land
82-534: A special education program. St Mary of the Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 22 Grafton Street ( 27°25′56″S 153°01′58″E / 27.4323°S 153.0328°E / -27.4323; 153.0328 ( St Mary of the Cross School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 13 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). Holy Rosary Catholic Church
123-454: A new Holy Rosary Catholic Church costing £40,000. When the new church was completed, the school would expand into the old church. On 22 August 1954 Archbishop Duhig consecrated the new brick church in the presence of a crowd of 2000 people, many of whom listened from outside the church via loud speaker. Wilson Youth Hospital was established in June 1961 at Tenth Street following a refurbishment of
164-1011: A partner with his brother until 1905 when he took two years off to study some more in London and travel on the continent. The firm, Cavanagh and Cavanagh, were architects and sworn valuers who undertook a number of significant projects for the Roman Catholic Church including the Bishop's Palace, Church of the Oblate Fathers in Fremantle, the Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth , St John of God Subiaco Hospital and St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Kalgoorlie, as well as range of commercial and residential properties. In 1918, Cavanagh moved to Brisbane, where he
205-473: A plant nursery and markets every Sunday morning. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
246-490: A population of 7,013 people. In the 2021 census , Windsor had a population of 7,811 people. Windsor has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Windsor railway station on Eildon Road ( 27°26′07″S 153°01′45″E / 27.4353°S 153.0292°E / -27.4353; 153.0292 ( Windsor railway station ) ) provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Ferny Grove , Brisbane and Beenleigh . Prior to December 1968
287-418: A property called Grafton Lodge on Bowen Bridge Road (now Roblane Street) for £1,750. Initially services were held in one of the houses on the property. On 1 August 1926 Monsignor James Byrne laid the foundation stone for a building to contain a church and a school. On 10 October 1926 Duhig blessed and opened the building, naming it Holy Rosary (and not St Anthony's as had been previously announced). The building
328-664: Is a Local Heritage Place, considered so for its significant historical and social meaning. The home of the Brisbane Softball Association, this site has played a huge part in the maintenance of softball as a valid choice for women's sport and has produced many significant athletes who compete on a national and international level. Just next to the park is the Northey St City Farm, which first opened in 1994 and provides hands-on education and training in agricultural activities. The farm also features
369-692: Is at 18 Bonython Street ( 27°25′53″S 153°02′00″E / 27.4314°S 153.0332°E / -27.4314; 153.0332 ( Holy Rosary Catholic Church ) ). It is within the Parish of Holy Cross, Wooloowin . Windsor Uniting Church is at 66 Newmarket Road on the corner of Green Terrace ( 27°26′16″S 153°01′38″E / 27.4378°S 153.0273°E / -27.4378; 153.0273 ( Windsor Uniting Church ) ). The church contains an Honour Roll commemorating those who served in World War I . Windsor Presbyterian Church
410-515: Is at 53 Maygar Street ( 27°25′36″S 153°01′45″E / 27.4268°S 153.0293°E / -27.4268; 153.0293 ( Windsor Presbyterian Church ) ). In 1925, a Cenotaph was erected on the site of the old school in the memory of the men who had enlisted from the Town of Windsor and who had lost their lives in World War I. It was unveiled on 25 April 1925 ( Anzac Day ) by
451-536: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. James Cavanagh (architect) James Charles Cavanagh (1874 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian architect, primarily known for his work in Western Australia and Queensland . James Charles Cavanagh
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#1732792984400492-806: The Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Windsor , Charles Taylor . A rotunda bandstand was erected in War Memorial Park and provided shelter for the Windsor Town Band, which played there on Sundays. The former Windsor Shire Council Chambers is bounded by Lutwyche Road, Hawkins and Palmer Streets. The building was erected in 1896–97 and housed the offices and chambers of the Windsor Shire Council and Windsor Town Council until 1925. It
533-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
574-495: The Queensland Government for aid to establish a local school. The Bowen Bridge Road National School consisted of a simple wooden building and headmaster's house erected on a stone foundation and opened on 17 July 1865 on Bowen Bridge Road, adjacent to Thondley's Farm. Sixteen students enrolled for the first day and by the end of the first year, 112 students were on the register. In 1915, the school transferred across
615-602: The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre . It was operated by the Queensland Government and housed children who were breaking the law, "troubled" children as well as orphans, although the role of the centre changed over time. It was closed on 29 April 2001 and demolished soon after. There was an associated Wilson Youth Hospital School which operated from 1961 to 1968. On 3 February 1964, "opportunity classes" ( special education ) were introduced at Windsor State School. On 23 January 1967,
656-498: The City Council's moves. Windsor State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Harris Street ( 27°25′50″S 153°01′47″E / 27.4305°S 153.0296°E / -27.4305; 153.0296 ( Windsor State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 708 students with 49 teachers (43 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). It includes
697-484: The Wilson Hospital School ( 27°26′00″S 153°01′42″E / 27.4334°S 153.0283°E / -27.4334; 153.0283 ( Wilson Youth Hospital / The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre / Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre (former) ) ) to create a more secure facility with a focus on detention. In 1983 it was renamed The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre. In 1993 it was renamed
738-563: The Windsor Town Council. It contained the suburbs of Lutwyche , Wilston , Albion , Swan Hill, Eildon, O'Connell Town, The Grange (now simply Grange) and Wooloowin and portions of Kedron , Newmarket , and Eagle Junction . In 1925, Windsor Town was amalgamated with 19 other shires and towns to form Greater Brisbane and former Windsor Town mayor, William Jolly became Mayor, and in the second term—Lord Mayor of Greater Brisbane. On 18 August 1925, Archbishop Duhig purchased
779-607: The adjacent quarry, now home of the Windsor and Districts' Historical Society, is open every Sunday and Monday from 1–4 pm. The Methodist Church opened on 13 August 1887 in a house on Nicholls Street in Swan Hill (now in Windsor) which was converted into a Sunday School and chapel. On 18 August 1889 a new church was opened on Swan Terrace. During the 1893 Brisbane flood, Swan Hill was badly flooded and many people took refuge in
820-723: The church. After the flood, it was decided to relocate the church to higher ground to the present day location in Newmarket Road with the church re-opening there on 23 November 1902. When the Methodist Church amalgamated with the Presbyterian and Congregation Churches to form the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the church became known as Windsor Uniting Church. In 1904, Windsor Shire Council became
861-408: The corner of Lutwyche Road and Fuller Street (approx 27°25′32″S 153°01′56″E / 27.4256°S 153.0323°E / -27.4256; 153.0323 ( St Peter's Church Hall (former) ) ) was dedicated on 15 December 1935 by Coadjutor Bishop Horace Henry Dixon . It was needed to cope with the growth of the congregation at St Andrew's Anglican Church at Lutwyche . The building
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#1732792984400902-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
943-535: The founder of the Sisters of St Joseph who had operated the school until 1977 after which it passed into lay leadership. In the 2011 census , Windsor had a population of 6,389 people, 49.1% female and 50.9% male. The median age of the Windsor population was 33 years, 4 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.2% of
984-642: The late 1950s. Two former tramway electrical substations remain features of Lutwyche Road, near Albion Road. One of these now houses the heritage collection of the Queensland Electrical Engineers Association. Windsor contains a corridor gazetted by the Queensland government since 1972 for the construction of the Northern Freeway between Bowen Hills and Carseldine . Although the freeway was not built,
1025-564: The official plan still exists and a freeway through Windsor may be constructed in the future. Part of the original Northern Freeway is now the Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7) . It emerges close to Campbell Street, Bowen Hills . Several businesses along Lutwyche Road in Windsor were resumed as part of this process and as part of the Airport Link Tunnel and Northern Busway projects. Several of these businesses have protested
1066-608: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
1107-415: The population. 71.9% of people living in Windsor were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.4%, India 3%, Italy 1.4%, Nepal 1%. 82.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 2.2% Italian, 1% Mandarin, 0.9% Nepali, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Hindi. In the 2016 census , Windsor had
1148-472: The road and was renamed Windsor State School. After World War I , the original school and headmaster's house was demolished and the land developed as the Windsor Memorial Park upon which a war memorial was constructed. Swan Hill, O'Connell Town, Eildon, Albion, and Lutwyche were locality names before the appearance of the Windsor name when the shire council was formed. The Shire of Windsor
1189-477: The special education program was established as a separate school, Windsor Special School, but still operating on the same site. The special school closed on 16 December 1994. The 1974 floods affected the suburb. Various streets close to Breakfast Creek were affected. At the start of 2013, Holy Rosary Catholic School was renamed St Mary of the Cross to commemorate St Mary MacKillop , Australian's first saint and
1230-413: The suburb was served by frequent Brisbane City Council tram services along Lutwyche Road, with routes converging from Chermside , Kalinga (until 1962), Stafford , and Grange the latter tram line branching off Lutwyche Road at Maygar street, on the border of Lutwyche and Windsor. These services combined to provide the suburb with an off-peak service of a tram every 2½ minutes along Lutwyche Road in
1271-585: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
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1312-519: Was a boarding facility where children from outside of Brisbane could be housed and schooled while being treated for ophthalmia at the Royal Children's Hospital at Herston . In 1953 it was renamed Wilson Hospital School and its role expanded to children requiring treatment for a range of other conditions. It closed in 1958 as the children could then be accommodated at the hospital itself. Holy Rosary Catholic School opened on 28 January 1929 and
1353-417: Was a house converted to provide a chapel and a Sunday School with the intention to erect a purpose-built church at a later stage. On 12 April 1953 by Archbishop Reginald Halse opened a new Sunday school building. St Peter's Anglican Mission Hall closed on 15 March 1987 with the approval of Assistant Bishop George Browning . On Sunday 13 September 1953, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for
1394-658: Was articled to his older brother, Michael 's, architectural practice. In 1891, Cavanagh enrolled as a student at the Royal Institute of British Architects , studying at the South Kensington Academy in London . He returned to Australia and continued working in his brother's office for a few years. Cavanagh then travelled in the Eastern States and in 1900 returned to Perth , where he became
1435-720: Was born in Melbourne in 1874, the third son of an Irish born builder and contractor, John Cavanagh ( – 18 March 1895 ). In 1881 his family moved to Adelaide, South Australia , where his father took on a position as supervisor of public buildings in the Government Architect's Department. Cavanagh was educated at the Christian Brothers College, Adelaide and then at the South Australian School of Art , following which he
1476-461: Was constructed by William Parsons from locally quarried porphyry (Brisbane tuff), with dressed sandstone facings and trimmings. It is capped with a corrugated iron gabled roof. A sandstone slab on the front gable bears the inscription Windsor Shire Council Chambers, with the word 'Shire' overwritten by 'Town'. Downey Park , the so-called "home of women's sport in Brisbane" is located in Windsor. It
1517-549: Was employed as an architectural draftsman at the Queensland Public Works Department . In 1920 he established the Brisbane office of Cavanagh and Cavanagh, designing Tara House (Irish Club) in Brisbane, St. Mary's Catholic Church, South Brisbane , Hibernian Hall in Roma , St Patricks Church, Gympie , and St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Brisbane . Cavanagh was the vice president of
1558-576: Was first sold in this remote part of then New South Wales in 1854 and development was slow until the opening of the Bowen Bridge in 1860, named after the newly arrived first Governor of Queensland , Sir George Bowen , allowing easier access to the district. At that time the district was known as Breakfast Creek or Upper Breakfast Creek. Distinctive homes including Rosemount , Oakwal , The Bower , Wilston House and Eildon were built on large portions of land. In 1864, pioneer settlers approached
1599-524: Was formed in 1887. It was named after Windsor Castle in England as it was Queen Victoria 's golden jubilee year. In July 1895 the Council decided to erect permanent chambers and consulted Brisbane-born architect Thomas Coutts , to design a council chambers. The first meeting of the Windsor Shire Council in the new premises was conducted on 9 March 1897. The building, constructed out of Brisbane tuff from
1640-779: Was operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart . 120 students attended on the opening day. The Windsor Presbyterian Church opened and dedicated on 14 April 1934 by Reverend John Sinclair, Moderator of the Brisbane Presbytery. The church was in King Street (but this was renamed Maygar Street in 1938). On 19 April 1959 a foundation stone for a new extension was laid commemorating 25 years of service. Windsor Infants State School opened on 1 November 1934. It closed on 1971. St Peter's Anglican Mission Hall on
1681-547: Was two storeys with the church above being 80 by 30 feet (24.4 by 9.1 m) with the school below being 70 by 50 feet (21 by 15 m). The architect was James Cavanagh and the builder Denis Cleary. Wilson Ophthalmic Hostel School opened on 28 January 1929. Operated by the Queensland Government at Tenth Street (near Fifth Avenue, approx 27°26′00″S 153°01′42″E / 27.4334°S 153.0282°E / -27.4334; 153.0282 ( Wilson Ophthalmic Hostel School / Wilson Hospital School (former) ) ). it