Archerfield is a mixed-use southern

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

in the

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Archerfield had a population of 533 people.

Geography

Archerfield is bounded by Oxley Creek to the west and by Beaudesert Road to the east. Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by

Archerfield Airport Archerfield Airport is a leased federal airport located in Archerfield, Queensland, Archerfield, to the south of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For some time, it was the primary airport in Brisbane, but it is now the secondary airport. During ...

in the centre and south-west of the suburb (). Most of the rest of the suburb is industrial except for two residential areas, one in the north of the suburb and one in the east.

Climate

On 8 August 1995, as southern

experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recorded in Archerfield. On 4 January 2014, the suburb recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees, just under the record maximum set in 1940.

History

Archerfield was named after the 14,000-acre Archerfield pastoral station, acquired in 1881 by Michael Durack b 1846 - 1894, an Australian pastoralist and pioneer. The Grenier family of South Brisbane came from New Zealand to Brisbane in 1845 and, while operating the Grenier Inn at South Brisbane, also farmed land known as "The Willows" with the God's Acre Cemetery being established for Grenier family burials. In 1931,

was established as the major airport for Brisbane on the site of "The Willows". The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield with the cemetery in front of it. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the

war in the Pacific The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theatre, was the Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II fought between the Empire of Japan and the Allies of World War II, Allies in East Asia, East and Southeast As ...

Demographics

In the , the population of Archerfield was 510. The median age of the Archerfield population was 37 years of age, the same as the median nationally. 64.5% of people living in Archerfield were born in Australia, slightly less than the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were India 3%, England 2.4%, Philippines 2.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Fiji 2%. 67.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4.2% Vietnamese, 2.2% Samoan, 2% Hindi, 1.8% Gujarati, 1.8% Greek. In the , Archerfield had a population of 544 people. In the , there were 533 people in Archerfield. 64.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were the Philippines 3.0%, Vietnam 2.8%, Afghanistan 1.9%, Nepal 1.7% and New Zealand 1.5%. 66.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Hindi and Samoan, both 1.9%, and Greet 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.8%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 8.6% and Islam 4.9%. The median age stood at 39, one year above both Queenslands and Australias national average.

Heritage listings

Archerfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * God's Acre Cemetery, Beatty Road (in front of Archerfield Airport, ) * Archerfield Second World War Igloos Complex, 98–138 Kerry Road

Education

There are no schools in Archerfield. The nearest primary schools are Rocklea State School in neighbouring Rocklea to the north, Coopers Plains State School in neighbouring Coopers Plains to the east, and Acacia Ridge State School in neighbouring Acacia Ridge to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Sunnybank State High School in Sunnybank to the east and Yeronga State High School in Yeronga to the north.

Amenities

Despite its name, the Archerfield Wetlands is a greenspace precinct within the neighbouring suburbs of Durack, Willawong, Rocklea, and Oxley in the Oxley Creek corridor. It borders the

. The main entry point to the wetlands is via the Archerfield Wetlands District Park at 455 Bowhill Road, Durack. The district park replaces the former Inala wastewater treatment plant and has a number of indoor and outdoor community spaces, playgrounds with water features, and picnic and barbeque facilities. It is also the start of a number of walking and cycling trails through the larger wetlands.

References

External links

* {{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council Suburbs of the City of Brisbane