Anstead is an outer western

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Anstead had a population of 1,522 people.

Geography

Anstead is located by road south-west of the

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. The suburb is bounded to the west by the northern bank of Dalys Reach () of the

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. The Moggill Conservation Park occupies the north of the suburb. Historically a rural area, it is now predominantly

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with small areas of land in the west of the suburb being either undeveloped or used for grazing on native vegetation. Mount Crosby Road runs through from west to east.

History

Anstead is named after the original land owner John Anstead, a timber getter and quarry master in the 1860s. Anstead was officially gazetted in 1975, prior to which it was part of the suburb of Moggill.

Demographics

In the , Anstead had a population of 1,509 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Anstead population was 41 years, 3 years above the national median of 38. 72.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 8.5%. 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.4%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 16.3% and Uniting Church 8.8%. In the , Anstead had a population of 1,522 people.

Education

There are no schools in Anstead. The nearest primary school is Moggill State School in neighbouring Moggill to the south. The nearest secondary school is

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in Kenmore to the north-east.

Future road proposal

An alternative location for a bridge to replace

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is proposed within the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road Transport Corridor. Land has been set aside by the Queensland government as a future transport corridor passing through the suburbs of Kenmore,

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, Anstead and

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to connect the

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at Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland with the

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at North Tivoli. The corridor was identified in the 1960s and planned and preserved in the late 1970s.Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads Moggill Pocket Arterial Road/Moggill-Warrego Highway Connection
. Retrieved 19 September 2010 It has not been determined whether or not local traffic on and off-ramp access to the arterial road will be provided. Community feelings over the transport corridor are similar to those expressed over the Moggill Ferry/Bridge debate. As of 2010, there is no date or funding provided to commence the construction of the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road Transport Corridor.

References

External links

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Moggill Historical Society Inc. Web Archive

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. Historical society for Moggill district including Anstead {{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council Suburbs of the City of Brisbane