Bowen Hills, Queensland
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Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>Template:Cite QPN</ref> In the Template:CensusAU, Bowen Hills had a population of 4,898 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
Geography
Bowen Hills is Template:Convert by road from the Brisbane CBD.
Mayne is a neighbourhood within the north of the suburb (Template:Coord).<ref name="qpn21273">Template:Cite QPN</ref>
Montpelier is a hill (Template:Coord) rising to Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref>
There are a number of railway lines passing through the suburb, including the long-distance North Coast railway line, a number of Brisbane suburban lines, and the Exhibition Loop railway line. Railway stations within the suburb are:
- Bowen Hills railway station, serving passengers on the suburban lines (Template:Coord)<ref name="railwaystations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Exhibition railway station in the centre of the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, serving staff and patrons (Template:Coord).<ref name="railwaystations" />
- Mayne Depot railway station, serving the Mayne railway yard (Template:Coord)<ref name="railwaystations" />
- Mayne Junction railway station, now closed (Template:Coord)
History
Before white settlement Bowen Hills was occupied by the indigenous Chepara people including the Brisbane, Ipswich and southern Jagera people.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The higher parts were named Barrambin meaning windy place because they caught the breezes.<ref>Kerkhove, Ray, Aboriginal Camp Sites of Greater Brisbane A Historical Guide, 2014, Publication supported by Brisbane City Council</ref> It was one of the main campsites for the region, part of the Spring Hill, City area, where on occasions 700 to 1000 people were camped, including Brisbane locals, groups from Ipswich, the Tweed Valley, Wivenhoe, Rosewood, Logan, Stradbroke, North Pine and beyond.Template:Citation needed
The area now occupied by the grounds of the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital was named Walan (Woolan), meaning Bream (fish). The area of the present main Ekka oval was a "great fighting ground for the blacks" Template:Citation needed. Barrambin was an important location for "kippa-ring" or initiation ceremony. Tribes from the coast would travel here to have their "kippa's" (young men) initiated. Early European settlement named the area beside Gilchrist Avenue York's Hollow.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The suburb was named after Queensland Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen.<ref name="qpnl" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The locality of Mayne is named after alderman Patrick Mayne.<ref name="qpn21273" />
The Queensland Acclimatisation Society occupied Bowen Park in 1862, the area later known as the RNA Exhibition Grounds and home to the Brisbane Ekka, although part of it still remains as parkland.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1866 Bowen Hills was defined as a postal district. Settlement increased in the 1870s. A post office was opened in 1878. The train station was opened in 1882.<ref name=":0" />
In 1886, William Perry, a local businessman, built Miegunyah House. The gracious Victorian era home remains intact today as a museum hosting historical talks and themed exhibitions.<ref name="dqh">Template:Cite book</ref>
Our Lady of Victories' Primary School opened on 13 November 1921 and closed in 1966.<ref name="qfhs">Template:Citation</ref>
From 1924 until the 1970s, the Queensland Branch of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association (ATNA) operated a home for retired invalid members at 'Pymore', Mallon Street.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>
In the mid-twentieth century Bowen Hills was well known as the location of the Cloudland dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development.
From 1950 until 1972, owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone operated the Johnstone Gallery in Cintra Road, Bowen Hills. The gallery was the driving force behind building an appreciation of contemporary Australian art in Brisbane and beyond, arguably Australia's most famous commercial gallery of the time. Owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone created a focal point of Brisbane's cultural and social life, with their Sunday exhibition openings featuring leading Australian artists such as Sir Sidney Nolan, Robert Dickerson, Lawrence Daws, Margaret Olley, Charles Blackman, Ray Crooke, Arthur Boyd, Donald Friend, Laurence Hope. Their collection documenting the success of their gallery is now held by the State Library of Queensland and in 2021 it was added to UNESCO's Australian Memory of the World Register.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>
In the 1960s, Queensland Newspapers built its headquarters at Campbell Street Bowen Hills having previously operated out of Adelaide Street.<ref name=":0" />
Bowen Hills Special School opened in January 1986 and closed on 11 December 1987.<ref name="qfhs" />
In the 2010s, a number of new residential apartment complexes were constructed in the area, with a range of retail outlets built to cater to Brisbane's growing population.
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Bowen Hills recorded a population of 3,226 people, 45.6% women and 54.4% men. The median age of the Bowen Hills population was 30 years of age, 8 years below the Australian median. 49.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was New Zealand at 3.9%. 59.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.8% and Spanish 3.2%. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 38.3%.<ref name=Census2016>Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, Bowen Hills had a population of 4,898 people.<ref name=Census2021>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Heritage listings
Bowen Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- O'Connell Terrace: Bowen Park<ref name="Bowen Park">Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 23 Boyd Street: Cintra House<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 29 Cintra Road: Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 35 Jordan Terrace: Miegunyah<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 480 Gregory Terrace: Old Museum Building<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 574 Gregory Terrace: Brisbane Exhibition Ground<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
Education
There are no schools in Bowen Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School in neighbouring Spring Hill to the south-west, Ascot State School in Ascot to the north-east, and New Farm State School in New Farm to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove to the west and Kedron State High School in Kedron to the north.<ref name="globe">Template:Queensland Globe</ref>
Amenitites
The Twelfth Night Theatre, with live theatre, is in Bowen Hills. Many well-known actors have appeared in plays at the Twelfth Night Theatre, including Derek Fowlds, John Inman, Jon English and Drew Forsythe.
The Old Museum, in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, was the former location of the Queensland Museum until the museum's move to the Queensland Cultural Centre during the 1980s. The building is now home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras and provides rehearsal and performance space for many other community music and arts groups.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A major feature on the Brisbane calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds at Bowen Hills.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bowen Park is a small public pleasure garden with a long history dating back to 1863.<ref name="Bowen Park" />
Perry Park Stadium is a sports ground, mostly used for soccer.
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Booroodabin Recreation Reserve (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Bowen Bridge Rd Park East (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
- Bowen Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
- Cowlishaw Street Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
- Jeays Street Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
- Perry Park (Template:Coord)<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
Transport
By train, Bowen Hills Station is also one of Queensland's busiest railway stations with all Queensland Rail City network services on all lines, including express trains, stopping there; many services in peak periods terminate at Bowen Hills. Bowen Hills is home to a large Queensland Rail maintenance and stabling depot.
By road, The TransApex infrastructure plans for Brisbane has several interconnections in Bowen Hills. The Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7), Airport Link Tunnel and Inner City Bypass all have an entry/exit point in Bowen Hills and connect with each other at a spaghetti intersection.
Economy
Virgin Australia Holdings, including Virgin Australia; and associated airlines Virgin Australia International Airlines (formerly V Australia) and Virgin Samoa (formerly Polynesian Blue); had their head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills until September 2020, when it was moved to South Brisbane. In 2008 1,000 employees had worked at Virgin Village, which opened on 17 October 2008.<ref>"Virgin Blue seeks shelter in Brisbane Template:Webarchive." The Australian. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.</ref> In addition Sunstate Airlines, which operates under the QantasLink banner, has its head office in Bowen Hills.<ref>"Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 76 Template:Webarchive.</ref>
The headquarters of Brisbane's two newspapers, The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail, are located on Campbell Street, Bowen Hills.
There are a growing number of retail outlets trading from and primarily catering to residents in the developing urban renewal area.
References
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