Yeerongpilly was a Legislative Assembly

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the

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. Named for the suburb with the same name, the electorate was renamed before the

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from the previous name of

Yeronga Yeronga is a southern riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeronga had a population of 6,535 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane River and to the south-east by ...

. In 2017, it was abolished and replaced by the

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Geography

Yeerongpilly was bordered by the Brisbane River and

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to the north and west, while the electoral districts of Greenslopes, Mansfield,

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and Sunnybank bordered it on the east and south. The division included suburbs in

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's inner south, including Annerley, Fairfield,

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, Tarragindi,

and

Yeerongpilly Yeerongpilly is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeerongpilly had a population of 1,934 people. Geography Yeerongpilly is south-west of the Brisbane GPO. A small section of the north eastern bound ...

. Many landmarks, including the Nathan campus of

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and the

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fell in the electorate.

Demographics

As redistributions alter an electorate's area and

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, the 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics was the main source of information relating to the electorate. At the time of the 2006 census, the median age was thirty-five, as opposed to the state average of thirty-six. 69.5% of residents were born in Australia, below the state average of 75.2%. The percentage of

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and

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followers is in line with state averages, yet Anglicanism is somewhat less. At 27.4%, the percentage of professionals as an occupation was considerably higher than both the state average, 17.1%, and the national average, 19.8%. The percentage of labourers and managers, however, were lower than the national averages. The median income of the district is similar to the rest of the nation. The suburb of Yeerongpilly is noted for its large Asian population, and the district's Sudanese-born population was twelve times the national average.

History

The electorate of Yeronga was formed in

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, with the Liberal Party's

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holding the seat for fourteen years.

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, also of the Liberal party, then held the seat until

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. Matt Foley of the Labor party then won the seat. In 2001, the seat was renamed to Yeerongpilly. At the 2004 state election, Foley chose not to run for the seat again, with Simon Finn taking his place in the seat. In the 2006 redistribution, the suburbs of Archerfield,

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and

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were lost, yet the suburbs of Fairfield, Tarragindi and Wellers Hill were gained. In 2017, Yeerongpilly was abolished and replaced by the

Geography

Demographics

History

Members for Yeerongpilly

Election results

References

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