Tennyson, Queensland


Tennyson is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At the the suburb had a population of 1,019.

Geography

Tennyson is south of the CBD on the Brisbane River.

History

The area was originally named Softstone by James Strong, one of the original settlers, but by 1897 the name was changed to Tennyson. Tennyson is named after the British poet Alfred Tennyson.
At the the suburb had a population of 1,019.

Sport

The Queensland Tennis Centre is located in Tennyson. It is built on the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station. St Joseph's, Gregory Terrace, an upper primary and secondary boys' school has extensive playing fields and a rowing shed on the banks of Oxley Creek which forms the western boundary of the suburb.

Demographics

In the the population of Tennyson was 859, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Tennyson population was 41 years, four years above the Australian median. 70.8% of people living in Tennyson were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.3%, Germany 1.2%, United States of America 1%. 83.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.2% Vietnamese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Invented Languages, 0.8% Korean, 0.6% Filipino.

Transport

Services to the Tennyson railway station were suspended in 2011, with no plans for reinstatement. For more than half a century bus services have run through the suburb providing access to the CBD and to the suburb of Indooroopilly.