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Archerfield

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Brisbane City Council QLD, GPO Box 1434, Archerfield, QLD 4108
07 3403 8888

Description

Archerfield is a mixed-use southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Archerfield is a mixed-use southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Archerfield had a population of 544 people.

History

Archerfield was named after the 14,000-acre Archerfield pastoral station, acquired in 1881 by Michael Durack b 1846 - 1894, an Australian pastoralist and pioneer.Archerfield Airport originally served as the major airport for Brisbane. The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield. During World War II the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific.

On 8 August 1995 as southern Queensland experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recorded in Archerfield.On 4 January 2014, the suburb recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees, just under the record maximum set in 1940.

In the 2011 census the population of Archerfield was 510.In the 2016 census, Archerfield had a population of 544 people.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 4.623 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 15 m

Population number: 544

Local Government Area: Brisbane City Council

Location

Brisbane City Council QLD, GPO Box 1434, Archerfield, QLD 4108

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Archerfield, Queensland

Archerfield - Localista

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