South Brisbane has experienced significant changes over time, starting as home to the Jagera people before European settlement and growing into an industrial area with factories and warehouses, though now has fewer industrial sites. It has become a popular recreational destination with South Bank parkland and entertainment venues, and is also home to several universities and schools. South Brisbane has a population mostly made up of young adults and is considered culturally diverse, located conveniently near transport with a mix of land uses including industrial, recreational, and institutional.

1. By Kevin Cheng

2. Knowledge

3. Geography Victoria Bridge Musgrave Park South Bank Parkland South Brisbane train station Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

4. History Brisbane named after Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane. Jagera people lived in South Brisbane before European settlement.

5. 1821 - The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane 1874 - First permanent Victoria Bridge is finished building 1893 - North end of the Victoria Bridge gets washed away 1974 - Brisbane experiences it’s biggest flood 1988 - World Expo 88 held at South Brisbane 2011 - Brisbane’s most recent flood

6. Analysis

7. Land Use Industrial Recreational Institutional

8. Industrial Workmen's cottages indicate lot’s of factories and warehouses in the past. Few industrial sites found in South Brisbane now.

9. Recreational South Bank parkland attracts lots of tourists and is a good place to relax for locals. Musgrave park Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre provides good entertainment.

10. Institutional Southbank Institute of Technology, Griffith University Schools: Brisbane State High School, Somerville House and St Lawrence’s College

11. Demography South Brisbane is populated mostly by young adults. South Brisbane is ‘Eclectic’.

12. Evaluation South Brisbane is located conveniently Transport Node Culturally diverse