County of Stanley, Queensland


The County of Stanley is a cadastral division centred on the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was named after Edward Stanley, who was three times British prime minister in the 1850s and 1860s. It is bounded by the Logan River in the south, the Brisbane River at what is now Lake Wivenhoe in the west, the Stanley River at what is now Lake Somerset in the north-west, and Caboolture River in the north. It includes Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island, and extends west to Ipswich's CBD, south to Loganlea and north to Morayfield.

History

Stanley was formerly a county in New South Wales between the establishment of Brisbane in 1826, and the formation of Queensland as a separate colony in 1859, and was officially established by proclamation on 27 February 1843. It was generally understood to include the land between the 27th and 28th parallels of latitude, Moreton Bay and the western ranges, covering an area of. In 1852 it had a population of 2,000. Wheat, coffee, cotton and tobacco were described as being important crops. By 1863, the county had contracted to its present boundaries.
On 7 March 1901, the Governor of Queensland proclaimed new boundaries under the Land Act 1897, and Stanley was described as follows:

Parishes

Stanley is divided into parishes, listed as follows:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns/localities
BulimbaBrisbaneBulimba, Carina, Coorparoo, Greenslopes
BundambaIpswichRedbank Plains
BunyaMoreton BayAlbany Creek, Everton Park, Ferny Hills
BurnettSomerset
BurpengaryMoreton BayBurpengary
ByronSomersetMount Mee
CabooltureMoreton BayCaboolture South, Morayfield
CapalabaRedlandAlexandra Hills, Birkdale, Capalaba, Wellington Point
ChuwarIpswichKaralee, North Ipswich, Tivoli
ClevelandRedlandCleveland, Victoria Point
DixonSomerset
DundasSomerset
EnoggeraBrisbaneEnoggera, Keperra, Ferny Grove, St Johns Wood, Windsor, Ashgrove
GoodnaIpswichBundamba, Goodna, Redbank
IndooroopillyBrisbaneIndooroopilly, St Lucia, Kenmore
IpswichIpswichIpswich, Booval, Raceview
KedronBrisbaneAspley, Chermside, Kedron, Stafford
KholoBrisbaneKarana Downs
MackenzieLoganCornubia, Loganlea, Slacks Creek, Shailer Park
MacleanScenic RimMaclean
MinjerribaRedlandNorth Stradbroke Island
MitchellLoganBrowns Plains, Park Ridge
MoggillBrisbaneMoggill, Pullenvale
NoogoonBrisbane
North BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane CBD, New Farm, Toowong
North BrookSomerset
NundahBrisbaneBracken Ridge, Brighton, Sandgate, Deagon
OxleyBrisbaneInala, Jindalee, Oxley, Sherwood, Middle Park
ParkerMoreton BayCloseburn, Mount Glorious
PerryScenic RimPark Ridge South
PineMoreton BayOcean View
RedcliffeMoreton BayKallangur, Petrie, Redcliffe
RedlandRedlandCarbrook, Mount Cotton, Redland Bay
RussellRedlandRussell Island
SahlSomerset
SamfordMoreton BaySamford, Mount Nebo
SamsonvaleMoreton BayDayboro
South BrisbaneBrisbaneSouth Brisbane, Woolloongabba
St JohnSomerset
StapyltonIpswichCamira, Springfield, Greenbank
StradbrokeRedlandNorth Stradbroke Island
TiffinBrisbaneMoreton Island
TingalpaBrisbaneCarindale, Manly, Tingalpa, Wynnum, Rochedale,
ToombulBrisbaneHamilton, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Clayfield, Albion, Eagle Farm, Hendra
UndullahScenic Rim
WararbaMoreton BayWamuran
WarnerMoreton BayStrathpine, Lawnton
WhitesideMoreton BayWhiteside
WoogarooLoganForest Lake
YeerongpillyBrisbaneAcacia Ridge, Coopers Plains, Calamvale