Tennyson is a southern riverside

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Tennyson had a population of 1,109 people.

Geography

Tennyson is by road south-west of the

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. It is on the southern bank of the

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. The

Corinda–Yeerongpilly railway line The Corinda–Yeerongpilly line (also known as the Tennyson line) is a railway line in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It connects the Beenleigh railway line, Beenleigh and Ipswich railway line, Ipswich lines for freight t ...

(also known as the Tennyson railway line) enters the suburb from the south-west (

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) and exits to the east (

Yeerongpilly Yeerongpilly is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeerongpilly had a population of 2,033 people. Geography Yeerongpilly is south-west of the Brisbane GPO. A small section of the north eastern bound ...

). The suburb is served by: * Moolabin Yard railway station, a freight yard () * Tennyson railway station, an abandoned passenger stop ()

History

The area was originally named ''Softstone'' or ''Softstone Pocket'' by James Strong, one of the original settlers. In May 1887 it was announced that the Softstone Pocket railway siding on the South Coast railway line would be renamed ''Tennyson''. Local businessman Edgar Wright Walker is said to have proposed the area be renamed ''Tennyson'' after the

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. In April 1888, 255 suburban lots in the Tennyson Estate were auctioned by R.J. Cottell on behalf of the Queensland Deposit Bank. Tennyson State School opened on 18 June 1934 at Lofter Street. It closed on 31 December 1972. Tennyson Special School opened on 30 January 1973 on the former Tennyson State School site, being renamed Tennyson Specific Purpose School in 2010. The Tennyson Power Station opened in 1953. It was a

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. It closed in 1986 and subsequently demolished. Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School opened on 29 January 1985 as a special school at The Park Centre for Mental Health at Wacol for students attending the centre as inpatients or outpatients. In 2014 it relocated to be adjacent to Yeronga State High School and then to former Tennyson State School site. The

Queensland Tennis Centre Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre, is a tennis venue in Tennyson, Brisbane, Australia. It is an A$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009 at the site of the demolished Tennyson Po ...

opened on 2 January 2009 on the site of the former Tennyson Power Station (). It cost A$82 million. It hosts major tennis competitions, the largest being the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament each January.

Demographics

In the , Tennyson had a population of 859 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Tennyson population was 41 years, four years above the Australian median. 70.8% of people living in Tennyson were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.3%, Germany 1.2%, United States of America 1%. 83.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.2% Vietnamese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Invented Languages, 0.8% Korean, 0.6% Filipino. In the , Tennyson had a population of 1,019 people. In the , Tennyson had a population of 1,109 people.

Education

Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School is a specific-purpose secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls with complex mental health needs at 38 Lofter Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 10 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There are no general-purpose schools in Tennyson. The nearest government primary schools are Sherwood State School in neighbouring

to the south-west or Yeronga State School in

Yeronga Yeronga is a southern riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeronga had a population of 7,062 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane River and to the south-east by Ip ...

to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Yeronga State High School in Yeronga.

Sport

The

is located in Tennyson. It is built on the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station. St Joseph's, Gregory Terrace, an upper primary and secondary boys' school has extensive playing fields and a rowing shed on the banks of

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which forms the western boundary of the suburb.

Transport

Services to the Tennyson railway station () were suspended after 3 June 2011, with no plans for reinstatement. For more than half a century bus services have run through the suburb providing access to the CBD and to the suburb of

Indooroopilly Indooroopilly ( , colloquially Indro ) is a riverside suburb south-west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 13,622 people. Geography Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by ...

References

External links

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