Upper Mount Gravatt
suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Upper Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Upper Mount Gravatt had a population of 10,800 people.
Geography
Upper Mount Gravatt is south of Mount Gravatt.The Pacific Motorway and South-East Busway form the western boundary of the suburb. Logan Road enters the suburb from the north (Mount Gravatt) and exits to the south (Eight Mile Plains).
Westfield Mt Gravatt, a major shopping centre, is a regional "hub", containing services and popular restaurants. It is on the southern corner of Logan Road and Kessels Road (27.5621°S 153.08180°E / -27.5621; 153.08180 (Westfield Garden City shopping centre)). It has a bus interchange and the Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station immediately below it.
History
Upper Mount Gravatt State School opened on 1 October 1929. It has also been called Mount Gravatt Upper State School.
St Bernard's School was established on 24 January 1953 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart under principal Sister Juliana.
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