Kenmore Hills is a
suburb
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in the
City of Brisbane
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Kenmore Hills had a population of 2,448 people.
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Geography
Kenmore Hills is by road by the Brisbane CBD
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.
Although the northern part of the suburb is on the foothills of Mount Coot-tha, there is only one named peak in the suburb: Carver Hill in the south-east () at above sea level.
History
Kenmore Hills originally formed part of Brookfield, but in 1969 the name was changed to Kenmore Hills, based on the neighbouring suburb of Kenmore.Wickham Terrace
Wickham Terrace is one of the historic streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known as the street of private medical specialists.
Geography
Wickham Terrace commences at the western corner of the intersection of Ann Street, Brisbane, ...
purchased a house at 139 Brookfield Road () to establish St John's Home for Aged Men, which subsequently relocated to West Toowong (where it continues to operate as St John's Residential Aged Care Home). On 12 May 1934, the Anglican Church opened St Christopher's Lodge, a home for boys. It was officially opened by James Francis Maxwell
James Francis Maxwell was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was the mayor of the City of Brisbane and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowong.
Early life
James Francis Maxwell was born in 1862 in County Armagh, Ir ...
, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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for Toowong
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Geography
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. It was a farm school which operated until circa 1959. Around this timem of the site was sold to the Presbyterian Church (now the Uniting Church in Australia
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) to develop an aged care centre. It was subsequently used a friary
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used by the Society of Saint Francis
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Backgro ...
, a centre for contemplative spirituality and other community purposes. It is listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register
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. In 2019, the site was sold by the Anglican Church to the Uniting Church on the condition that community could continue to use the site.
Demographics
In the , Kenmore Hills had a population of 2,577 people, 53.2% female and 46.8% male. The median age of the Kenmore Hills population was 44 years of age, 7 years above the Australian median. 60.5% of people living in Kenmore Hills were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, South Africa 4.2%, New Zealand 3%, India 2.4%, Scotland 1.3%. 81.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% Mandarin, 1.1% German, 1% Cantonese, 0.9% Telugu, 0.8% Afrikaans.
Heritage listings
* Old Friary Complex (also known as Brookfield Centre for Christian Spirituality), 139 Brookfield Road
Education
There are no schools in Kenmore Hills. The nearest primary schools are Chapel Hill State School in neighbouring Chapel Hill to the east, Kenmore State School in neighbouring Kenmore to the south, and Brookfield State School in neighbouring Brookfield to the west. The nearest secondary school is Kenmore State High School
Kenmore State High School is a government secondary school in the suburb of Kenmore of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It has been accredited by the Council of International Schools (Australia).
History
The school opened in 1972 as a Year ...
in Kenmore.
References
External links
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Kenmore and District Historical Society Inc. Website archive
State Library of Queensland
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