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Profile Of Holland Park

Holland Park, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland is situated about 6 km from Brisbane’s CBD, with a population of approximately 8,000. Over 40% of households in this area are comprised of couples with children and a further 20% are single parent families.

Stand alone houses account for over 89% of all dwellings, with units accounting for a further 8%. You will find workers cottages through to more modern brick and tile homes in this area as well as plenty of generous sized backyards.

Holland Park is also an older suburb made of largely post World War II wooden homes.

Logan Road, one of Brisbane’s first major roads, bisects this slightly hilly suburb.

Trams operated by the Brisbane City Council operated along Logan Road until April 1969.

The suburb was named after Julius Holland, who in 1865 purchased a large area of land from Abbotsleigh Road to Arnold Street and from Logan Road to Cavendish Road.

The estate was sold in large blocks in 1882, but most of the land north of Logan Road remained as bush until the 1920s.
Most of the development took place after the First World War and between the wars there was steady growth.

During the Second World War, the United States Army had a large hospital on the old Glindemann farm near Nursery Road, which was later converted to a housing compound to help with the post-war housing shortage.

Mott Park was a ceremonial spot for the Aborigines who travelled between Slacks Creek and Holland Park. It was part of the original estate of Julius Holland and was gazetted as a water reserve in 1887. By 1905 it became known as Holland Reserve.

In 1926 residents began agitating for a school at Holland Park to serve the growing suburb, and in 1929 Holland Park State School was first opened, with 118 pupils.

By the late 1950s, with the increase in settlement, new schools were built in the area.

These include: The Seville Road State School which used to be part of the United States Army hospital during World War II, Holland Park State School, St Joachims State School, Cavendish Road State High School, and Grace Bible Institute.
There are plenty of Leisure activity centres in Holland Park including:

Goodlife Health Club; Eastern Suburbs Junior Rugby League Football Club; Coordinated Fitness; Champagne Breakfast Flights; HFC Kids; and Holland Park Bowling Club Inc.

There are also plenty of great dining options in and around Holland Park, and the shopping precinct on Seville Road is the perfect place to pick up the essentials. If you are after the variety of large mall offers, head over to Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt or give Greenslopes Shopping Centre on Logan Road a go.