Dutton Park is an inner 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 , Dutton Park had a population of 2,134 people.

Geography

Dutton Park is located about south of the

Brisbane CBD Brisbane City is the central Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "to ...

. It is bounded to the north-east by the

Beenleigh railway line The Beenleigh railway line is a suburban railway line extending 40.1 km from Boggo Road / Park Road to Beenleigh. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. History Originally known as the Logan railway line, the line opened to ...

and the median of

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to the south-west. Dutton Park lies on a ridge to the east of the

, opposite from

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. The site slopes down from Gladstone Road with an average gradient of 0.026.

Annerley Road Annerley Road is an arterial road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Boggo Road due to the boggy condition of the road. History In 2013, a cyclist was killed when riding along Annerley Road. Route Annerley Road comme ...

enters the suburb from the north (

South Brisbane South Brisbane is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Brisbane had a population of 14,292 people. Geography South Brisbane is on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, bounded to the nor ...

) and exits to the south (

Annerley Annerley is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Annerley is located by road south of the Brisbane CBD. In the , Annerley had a population of 11,891 people. Geography Much of the subur ...

). Gladstone Road enters the suburb from the north-west and has its junction with Annerley Road within the suburb. The

Park Road railway station Boggo Road / Park Road railway station, formerly Park Road railway station, is the junction station for the Cleveland and Gold Coast lines in Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. It is served by Beenleig ...

, the

Boggo Road railway station Boggo Road / Park Road railway station, formerly Park Road railway station, is the junction station for the Cleveland railway line, Cleveland and Gold Coast railway line, Gold Coast lines in Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Brisbane ...

and the Dutton Park railway station are in the suburb on the Beenleigh line. The

Cleveland railway line The Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending east-southeast from Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. History Following the opening of the Wooloon ...

and the

Fisherman Islands railway line The Fisherman Islands railway line is an Australian dual gauge freight only line to the Port of Brisbane. History In 1980, Queensland Rail built a freight-only line between Cannon Hill and Fisherman Islands. It paralleled the existing Clevel ...

have their junction with the Beenleigh line in the suburb. The Eleanor Schonnell Bridge is a bridge across the Brisbane River connecting Dutton Park to the University of Queensland's

campus. It carries a busway, cyclists and pedestrians but not private automobiles. Along the Brisbane River in the suburb, there is a large park (also called Dutton Park) alongside the

South Brisbane Cemetery South Brisbane Cemetery, also known as Dutton Park Cemetery, is a heritage-listed cemetery at 21 Fairfield Road and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Brisbane River. It was built from 1870 to 1 ...

. Along Annerley Road is the former

Boggo Road Gaol H.M. Prison Brisbane, commonly known as Boggo Road Gaol, was Queensland's main prison from the 1880s to the 1980s. By the time it closed, it had become notorious for poor conditions and rioting. Located on Annerley Road in Dutton Park, Queenslan ...

, part of which remains as a heritage site. The remainder of the gaol site was redeveloped as the Ecosciences Precinct, part of the Boggo Road Urban Village development. The precinct is a research facility for the

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and the University of Queensland through the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). Apart from these major facilities, the suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas.

History

Development in the suburb was slow because of difficult terrain, and the fact that a large part of the area was surveyed for government reserves by H.C. Rawnsley in 1863. The South Brisbane cemetery was reserved in 1866 and is Brisbane's oldest surviving municipal cemetery. In 1884, a park was named after Charles Boydell Dutton, the

Minister for Lands from 1883 to 1887 (and great-great-grandfather of former Australian federal opposition leader,

Peter Dutton Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition (Australia), Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, leader of the Liberal Party from 2 ...

). This became known as "Dutton's Park", a name which was later applied to surrounding estates, a school (originally known as the "Jail School") and a railway station before becoming the name of the suburb around 1910 On 2 July 1883, the

opened, firstly serving as a holding place for prisoners who were to be transported to St Helena Island but by 1989 housed over 300 prisoners. In 1903, a separate structure was opened adjacent to the main prison to house the female prisoners. After a

inquiry into the living conditions of the inmates the female section of the prison was closed in 1989 with the male section closing in 1992 and later being demolished in 1996. In 1884, the South Coast railway line was built, which included a station at Dutton Park. Woolloongabba Mixed State School opened on 1 September 1884. It was split into Woolloongabba Girls and Infants State School and Woolloongabba Boys State School on 5 July 1885. In 1910, the schools were renamed to Dutton Park Girls and Infants State School and Dutton Park Boys State School. In 1935, the two schools were merged to form Dutton Park State School. StateLibQld 1 100328

Between 1901 and 1969 the suburb was served by electric

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

s. Tram services operated along Gladstone Road and

, with a connecting line to the Ipswich Road tram depot along Cornwall Street. J.S. Badger, owner of the Brisbane Tramway Company, developed the Dutton Park recreation reserve in order to increase patronage on the trams. For several years from 1908, open-air movie and variety shows known as 'Continentals' were held at the park, and proved enormously popular, drawing up to 5,000 people a night. Between 1912 and 1927, a tram depot was located in Lang Street (now Tamar Street). St Ita's Regional Primary School opened on 27 January 1919. St Ita's Secondary School opened on 1932. In 1957, it was renamed St Ursula's College. It closed in 1957. Dutton Park Opportunity School opened on 28 January 1936. In 1979 it was renamed Dutton Park Special School. On 16 December 1994, it ceased to operate as a separate school and became the

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

unit of Dutton Park State School. On 17 December 2006, the

Eleanor Schonell Bridge The Eleanor Schonell Bridge, better known as the Green Bridge, is a 390-metre (1,280 ft)-long cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus, connecting the UQ ...

was opened, linking the St Lucia campus of the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

with southern Brisbane. The Ecosciences Precinct in the Boggo Road Urban Village development opened in 2011. Brisbane South State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2021 for an initial intake of Year 7 students. During planning, it was known as Inner City South State Secondary College. It was built in Dutton Park to ease pressure on

Brisbane State High School Brisbane State High School (BSHS or commonly State High) is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland, ...

in neighbouring

Demographics

In the , Dutton Park had a population of 2,024 people. The median age of the Dutton Park population was 32 years, six years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population. 58.4% of people were born in Australia. 62.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 5.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.4% and Catholic 17.9%. In the , Dutton Park had a population of 2,134 people.

Heritage listings

Dutton Park has a number of

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sites, including: * 112 Annerley Road (): Dutton Park State School * 150 Annerley Road:

(No 2 Division and Remnant No 1 Division) *181 Annerley Road: Gair Park * 21 Fairfield Road:

* 218 Gladstone Road:

Kurrowah Kurrowah is a heritage-listed mansion at 218 Gladstone Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Lange Leopold Powell and built from 1915 to 1916. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 Ju ...

Attractions

The suburb is dominated by Dutton Park, which includes a large recreation area and public cemetery (colloquially known as Dutton Park Cemetery but officially known as

). T. J. Doyle Memorial Drive passes through the park and along past the river; it was named after Thomas Joseph Doyle, alderman for South Brisbane ward of the

from 1954 to 1964. The former

was located in the suburb and the remaining structure is now a historical museum. The

linking the St Lucia campus of the

with southern Brisbane. The area is a popular place for picnics and tranquil riverside walks along the banks of the

Education

Dutton Park State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 112 Annerley Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 328 students with 28 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). It includes a

program. St Ita's Regional Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 249 Gladstone Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 363 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). Brisbane South State Secondary College is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 179 Annerley Road (). The 2021 initial intake was Year 7 students only, with each successive calendar year extending the range of school years on offer until 2026 when the full Years 7–12 schooling will be provided. For secondary education not yet offered by Brisbane South State Secondary College, the nearest government secondary school is

in neighbouring South Brisbane to the north.

Transport

By bus,

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bus routes 192, 196 and 198 serve the suburb along Gladstone Road. Annerley Road to the city (via the Busway) is served by routes 105, 107, 108, 109, 116 and 202. With the opening of Dutton Park Place busway station on the

and the Boggo Road Busway, which opened on 3 August 2009, the suburb has become a major hub for the Brisbane City Busway as well as the terminating point for the Boggo Road Busway. By train, Dutton Park is served by the Dutton Park Railway Station which lies on the Beenleigh/Ferny Grove Line.

References

External links

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Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society

Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery
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