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Mount Ommaney was developed as part of the [[LJ Hooker|Hooker]] Centenary Project in 1959.<ref>“Town To Be Built”, [[The Sydney Morning Herald]], 11 November 1961. Retrieved 25 November 2017.</ref> It and the surrounding suburbs such as Jindalee are known as the [[Centenary Suburbs]]. |
Mount Ommaney was developed as part of the [[LJ Hooker|Hooker]] Centenary Project in 1959.<ref>“Town To Be Built”, [[The Sydney Morning Herald]], 11 November 1961. Retrieved 25 November 2017.</ref> It and the surrounding suburbs such as Jindalee are known as the [[Centenary Suburbs]]. |
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The western part of the original land holdings that became the Centenary Suburbs were part of the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901. <ref>{{Cite |
The western part of the original land holdings that became the Centenary Suburbs were part of the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901. <ref>{{Cite document|title=Plan of the Wolston Estate|date=1901|hdl = 10462/deriv/252490}}</ref>Wolston Estate is the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19158711|title=SALE OF WOLSTON ESTATE.|date=12 October 1901|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|accessdate=21 May 2019|issue=13,651|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LVIII|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>Only three of the farms sold at the original auction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21267705|title=LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.|date=26 October 1901|newspaper=[[The Queenslander]]|accessdate=21 May 2019|issue=1353|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LXI|page=780|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Mount Ommaney Library opened in 1997 with a major refurbishment in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|page=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=29 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
Mount Ommaney Library opened in 1997 with a major refurbishment in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|page=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=29 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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| Mount Ommaney Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,360 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4074 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Jamboree Ward)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Ommaney | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Ommaney is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of the CBD on the Centenary Highway.
History
The suburb takes its name from the mountain, which in turn takes its name from John Mansell Ommaney, the nephew of Stephen Simpson, Commissioner for Crown Lands in the Moreton Bay District. Simpson had designated his nephew, John Ommaney as his heir. On 11 March 1856 the young man, aged 20, was riding from Wolston House and was thrown from his horse. The horse returned to Wolston House and a search was undertaken. Ommaney was found on the ground insensible and, despite medical attention, died. His body was taken by steamer to be buried in the Church of England cemetery at Paddington.[3][4][5]
Mount Ommaney was developed as part of the Hooker Centenary Project in 1959.[6] It and the surrounding suburbs such as Jindalee are known as the Centenary Suburbs.
The western part of the original land holdings that became the Centenary Suburbs were part of the Wolston Estate, consisting of 54 farms on an area of 3000 acres, offered for auction at Centennial Hall, Brisbane, on 16 October 1901. [7]Wolston Estate is the property of M. B. Goggs, whose father obtained the land forty years previously in the 1860s and after whom Goggs Road is named. [8]Only three of the farms sold at the original auction.[9]
Mount Ommaney Library opened in 1997 with a major refurbishment in 2015.[10]
Geography
Mount Ommaney is located on the southern side of the Brisbane River (across from Pinjarra Hills) and the majority of the properties are located on the hill itself. A relatively large section of Mount Ommaney is forest that is protected by the Brisbane City Council and will not be developed, this includes the area next to the river that was once a stone quarry. Many of the lots in Mount Ommaney are around or in excess of 1000 square metres. The Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre is located on the outskirts of the suburb and is opposite to the Mount Ommaney Hotel. Homes on the top of the hill generally have great views either to the Brisbane CBD, the suburbs, the countryside on the opposite side of the river or the river itself. These houses tend to be very expensive as spare residential land is rare in Mount Ommaney.
Mount Ommaney has one golf course/country club that offers dining overlooking the course and across to the hill and creek. McLeod Country Golf Club has a course of 18 holes.[11] Alfresco dining on the verandah is available at McLeod. [11]
Demographics
In the 2011 census the population of Mount Ommaney was 2,334, 54.3% female and 45.7% male.
The median age of the Mount Ommaney population was 45 years of age, 8 years above the Australian median.
58% of people living in Mount Ommaney were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Vietnam 3.4%, Taiwan 3.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, South Africa 2.8%.
68.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 6.4% Mandarin, 4.9% Vietnamese, 4.6% Cantonese, 1.8% Arabic, 1.4% Tamil.
Amenities
The Brisbane City Council operates a public library in the Mount Ommaney Centre at 171 Dandenong Road.[12] The Centenary sub-branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Mount Ommaney Library.[13]
Transport
Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre bus station serves routes to Brisbane City, surrounding Centenary Suburbs and Heathwood.
Brisbane Transport operates 13 routes that serve stops in Mount Ommaney:
| Number | Destination | Via | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Inala | Darra | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| 106 | Indooroopilly Shopping Centre | Seventeen Mile Rocks, Sherwood | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| 453 | Queen Street (Brisbane City) | Jindalee, Indooroopilly | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| 454 | Queen Street (Brisbane City) | Indooroopilly | Riverhills West |
| 460 | Queen Street (Brisbane City | Indooroopilly | Heathwood |
| 467 | Oxley Station | Jindalee, Seventeen Mile Rocks | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| Number | Destination | Via | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| P455 | Eagle Street (Brisbane City) | Legacy Way, Roma Street | Riverhills West |
| P456 | Brisbane | Legacy Way, Roma Street | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| Number | Destination | Via | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Inala | Darra | Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre |
| 450 | Queen Street (Brisbane City) | Jindalee, Indooroopilly | Riverhills West |
| 460 | Queen Street (Brisbane City) | Indooroopilly | Heathwood |
| Number | Destination | Via | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| N449 | Spine Street, Sumner | Milton, Indooroopilly, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney, Riverhills | Fortitude Valley |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Ommaney (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Jamboree Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Queensland Index of Deaths, 1856/B9 John Ommanney
- ^ "MOUNT OMMANEY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 April 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "STEAM POSTAL COMMUNICATION". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 March 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ “Town To Be Built”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1961. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Plan of the Wolston Estate" (Document). 1901. hdl:10462/deriv/252490.
{{cite document}}: Cite document requires|publisher=(help) - ^ "SALE OF WOLSTON ESTATE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVIII, no. 13, 651. Queensland, Australia. 12 October 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF". The Queenslander. Vol. LXI, no. 1353. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1901. p. 780. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b "McLeod Golf Club". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Mount Ommaney Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Mount Ommaney
- "Mt. Ommaney – a historical timeline" (PDF). Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2014.
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