Morningside is a suburb in the south-east of Brisbane, Australia,
surrounded by Cannon Hill, Norman Park and Hawthorne. Morningside's
postal code is 4170. The old suburb of Colmslie was merged into
Morningside.
Morningside started off as a rural area with small
dairy and tobacco farms before becoming a popular residential area in
the post-war boom.
There is one primary school, Morningside State School, located on
Pashen St. There are also two high schools located in Morningside, one
state run and the other private. Balmoral State High School is located
on Thynne Rd and Lytton Road while Cannon Hill Anglican College is
situated on the corner of Junction Road and Krupp Street. Wynnum Road is
the major road that goes through Morningside, with retail stores found
along it.
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There are also two shopping centres in Morningside.
"Morningside Central" is located on the corner of Junction Road and
Wynnum Road while directly opposite on the other side of Junction Road
is the newly-constructed "Colmslie Plaza". Morningside railway station provides regular services to the CBD and beyond.
Morningside is 5 km from the Brisbane CBD. 42% of households are made
up of couples without children, 31% are couples with children and 21%
are single parent households. 57% of the dwellings in this area are
stand-alone houses and units account for a further 25%. There are many
older-style weatherboard and chamferboard homes in this area as well as
modern units and townhouses.
Ref: Wikipedia
