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Wavell Heights
BrisbaneQueensland
Population: 8,467 (2001 census)
Established: 1940s
Postcode: 4012
Area: 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $345,500 [1]
Location: 9 km (6 mi) from Brisbane
LGA: City of Brisbane
State District: Clayfield, Nudgee, Stafford
Federal Division: Lilley
Suburbs around Wavell Heights:
Chermside Geebung Virginia
Chermside Wavell Heights Northgate
Kedron Wooloowin Nundah

Wavell Heights is a Brisbane suburb located 9 km north of the Brisbane central business district. It is named after Field Marshal Lord Wavell who was the Commander-In-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Middle East during the Second World War.

In 1941 the Brisbane City Council requested that the area commonly known as West Nundah be recognised as Wavell Heights.

References

  1. ^ REIQ (2005)

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