Bowen Hills
Postcode: 4006 | Distance to CBD: 3 km
Welcome to Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills is the place to be every August, when the Ekka sets up in the RNA Showgrounds. It's an inner city suburb with high-density living and the majority of homes are multi-storey residential apartments with few freestanding houses.
The suburb also has a mix of light industry including the Mayne Rail Yards. All Brisbane suburban trains on lines in both directions stop at Bowen Hills. The first tram ran in 1885 to Bowen Hills but the tracks were ripped up in 1969.
The beautiful old Queensland Museum building on the corner of Bowen Bridge Road and Gregory Terrace was built in 1891 and is now the home of the Queensland Youth Orchestra and various other performing arts groups.
Cloudland was once a famous landmark of Bowen Hills. The dance hall and concert venue lives in the memory of older Brisbane residents as a place of romance, dancing and entertainment but was controversially demolished overnight on 7 November 1982 and long-since mourned. An apartment complex now stands in its place.
Bowen Hills has an eclectic mix of businesses and services. You can play soccer at Perry Park, visit a coffee brew house, record your next album at a sound studio, or get your prestige car repaired. But Bowen Hills is about to change. It's been identified by the State Government as an urban development area so keep an eye on what sort of place it becomes in the near future.
Statistics
Bowen Hills is about 3km from Brisbane’s CBD. 57% of households consist of couples without children, 23% are couples with children and 26% are lone person households. 64% of dwellings in this area are units and 21% are stand-alone houses. The stand-alone houses are usually on medium sized blocks and tend to be wooden with a tin roof.
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- Eating and drinking
- There are plenty of great dining options in and around Bowen Hills. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.
- Shopping
- Bowen Hills is surrounded by great shopping areas. There’s the Brunswick Street Mall, McWhirters and Home Zone all close to hand.
- Education
- If you're looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you'll find them here.
- Leisure
- Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There's sport, leisure activities, local events and more.
Matthew says: Bowen Hills is quaint and charming with old style houses mingled with modern-day ones. It is close to town, I regularly walk in but the train or bus is just as convenient. Everything is close by and there are plenty of parks for picnics etc.
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- 3-bedroom house rental price
- $450/week
- 2-bedroom unit rental price
- $445/week
Rental price for December 2009 supplied by Residential Tenancies Authority
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