The Hills District is the name of group of suburbs in the
City of Moreton Bay
The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Estab ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia. Although informally defined, the term traditionally refers to
Ferny Hills,
Arana Hills, and
Everton Hills.
Geography
The Hills District is bounded to the south by Kedron Brook Creek and to the north by the forested areas of
Bunya.
History
Suburban development in the Hills District commenced in the Arana Hills area in 1957, in the Everton Hills area in 1959 and in the Ferny Hills area in 1960.
These developments were the progressive extensions of the suburbs
Keperra
Keperra is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located by road north-west of the Brisbane central business district. In the , Keperra had a population of 7,014 people.
Geography
The Ferny Grove railway line running ...
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Everton Park and
Ferny Grove, which lie to the south of Kedron Brook Creek and are within 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 ...
.
However, with the spread of urban development into the southern part of the suburb
Bunya in the 1980s, the term may also encompass this area.
References
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Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay