Ransome, Queensland
| Ransome Brisbane City Council, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 474 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4154 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Chatsworth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Ransome is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the CBD.
Ransome was named after C.H. Ransome who lived in the area and set up a business supplying mixed firewood to the city.[2]
Demographics
In the 2011 census the population of Ransome was 474, 50% female and 50% male.
The median age of the Ransome population was 39 years, 2 years above the Australian median.
73.4% of people living in Ransome were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 6.1%, Germany 1.5%, Taiwan 0.8%, Austria 0.8%.
88.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.5% German, 1.5% Persian (excluding Dari), 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Danish.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ransome, Qld (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ Brisbane Suburb: Ransome - History of Ransome - ourbrisbane.com
External links
Coordinates: 27°29′S 153°11′E / 27.483°S 153.183°E