Wacol
suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wacol had a population of 4,253 people.
Geography
Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the Brisbane central business district.
The Brisbane-Ipswich railway line enters the suburb from the north-east (Darra), via Wacol railway station in the centre of the locality (27.5892°S 152.9243°E / -27.5892; 152.9243 (Wacol railway station)) and Gailes railway station in the south-west of the locality (27.6022°S 152.9191°E / -27.6022; 152.9191 (Gailes railway station)), before exiting to the south-west (Goodna / Gailes).
The suburb includes the undeveloped Cockatoo Island (27.5880°S 152.8997°E / -27.5880; 152.8997 (Cockatoo Island)) in the Brisbane River.
Termination Hill is a 40 metres (130 ft) peak in the south of the suburb (27.6013°S 152.9136°E / -27.6013; 152.9136 (Termination Hill)).
History
Termination Hill was named by explorer John Oxley at the termination point of his first voyage up the Brisbane River in December 1823.
Wolston House was opened in 1852. Still intact today the building is the only surviving early Brisbane River settlement.
“Wacol” enters the record as suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wacol, suburb and Brisbane can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7958868. Authority coordinates are -27.583, 152.933. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1823 and 1852.
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