Highgate Hill (Highgate Hill)
Highgate Hill is a riverside inner southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the, Highgate Hill had a population of 6,194 people.
Highgate Hill is 2 km south of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River, and approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) east of Hill End. The topography of the suburb is undulating hills, the highest being the hill (-27.487°N, 153.01667°W) also called Highgate Hill at 64 m above sea level. Together with West End and South Brisbane, it occupies a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Brisbane River. From the central ridge occupied by Dornoch Terrace, land slopes steeply down towards the river to the south and north towards low-lying land of the two adjacent suburbs. To the east, further hilly land extends past Gladstone Road.
Highgate Hill is a high-density residential suburb with many apartment buildings, some more than 10 storeys. These apartment blocks are centered along the main road of Dornoch Terrace, a trend that was started in 1960 by the landmark Torbreck building. Proximity to and views of the Brisbane central business district have drawn residents to the area.
Highgate Hill is 2 km south of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River, and approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) east of Hill End. The topography of the suburb is undulating hills, the highest being the hill (-27.487°N, 153.01667°W) also called Highgate Hill at 64 m above sea level. Together with West End and South Brisbane, it occupies a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Brisbane River. From the central ridge occupied by Dornoch Terrace, land slopes steeply down towards the river to the south and north towards low-lying land of the two adjacent suburbs. To the east, further hilly land extends past Gladstone Road.
Highgate Hill is a high-density residential suburb with many apartment buildings, some more than 10 storeys. These apartment blocks are centered along the main road of Dornoch Terrace, a trend that was started in 1960 by the landmark Torbreck building. Proximity to and views of the Brisbane central business district have drawn residents to the area.
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