:Yeronga, Queensland

The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane River and to the south-east by Ipswich Road.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=20 March 2022}}

A total of 16 streets in the Yeronga West area begin with the letter O, including Orvieto Road, Orsova Road and Oriana Crescent, locally known as the 'O zone'. Many of these streets appear to be named after ships and passenger liners owned by the Orient Line, which became part of P&O. They include {{ship||Orient|clipper ship|2}}, {{SS|Orsova|1908|2}}, Ormuz and {{SS|Orcades|1936|2}}.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} Some names were used for two or more ships over time. For example, the first {{RMS|Orama|1911|6}} was launched in 1911 and sunk by a torpedo in 1917, and the second {{RMS|Orama|1924|6}} was launched in 1924 and sunk in the Norwegian campaign in 1940.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Four streets in Yeronga (including two forming a circuit) appear to have been named after prominent architects, being Dalton St, Grounds St, Seidler St and Utzon St.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

There were a series of lagoons adjacent to the river, and these were initially used as rubbish tips for the expanding area. Once the lagoons were filled, they were topped with clay and became parks. This explains the relatively large area of parkland, sports fields and open space adjacent to the river in Yeronga today.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The name Yeronga is thought to be either derived from the Aboriginal words yarung (meaning sandy or gravelly) and ba (meaning place), or that it derives from the name of the house Yerong-lea, the residence of Charles Hardie Buzacott.

The first inhabitants of the Yeronga area were the Jagera people, whose traditional country is the south side of the Brisbane River.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In 1823 the first Europeans passed through the Brisbane region, being the former convicts, then timber getters, Thomas Pamphlett, John Finnigan and Richard Parsons. Their journey around the Moreton Bay area following being blown off course by a cyclone is an epic story in itself. Suffice to say that in their attempt to walk north along the coastline to Sydney (they thought the cyclone had pushed their boat south of Sydney) they followed the south bank of the Brisbane River (around May 1823) upstream through Yeronga to Oxley Creek (originally named Canoe Creek), where they found a bark canoe and used it to travel further north. The present Pamphlett Bridge at that spot honours the member of the party who could swim, as the canoe was on the west bank of the creek.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The explorer John Oxley sailed into Moreton Bay in November 1823 but didn't see the entrance to the Brisbane River due to the extensive mangrove forest there at the time. He then sailed north and encountered Pamphlett and Finnegan around Bribie Island (Parsons had continued north to the Noosa area). Finnegan then guided Oxley to the entrance of the river, where he sailed upstream as far as Goodna. Thus whilst Oxley is traditionally credited with the discovery of the Brisbane River (and Canoe Creek was renamed in his honour), but for his encounter with Pamphlett and Finnegan he may never have known it was there.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Following the establishment of the Moreton Bay Penal Colony at the site of what is now the Brisbane central business district in 1825, and the opening up of the area to free settlers in 1842, European settlement spread from that site.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The first recorded land sale at Yeronga occurred in 1854, with 154 acres (~62 hectares) being purchased by Edward Cooke and TLM Prior.MacKenzie, A. 'Memories along the Boggo track' Boolorong Publications 1992 Being part of NSW at that stage, the contract was sent to Sydney and has not been located. After Queensland became a separate colony in 1859, a second land sale of 100 acres (~40ha) occurred in 1861. When local government was established, Yeronga became part of the Shire of Stephens. This and other councils amalgamated to form the Brisbane City Council in 1925.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Yeronga was originally used for agricultural purposes, and dairy farms were established, especially on the fertile riverside and adjacent floodplains. Crops recorded as grown in the area were cotton, sugar, maize, potatoes and arrowroot. Urban residential settlement first occurred along Fairfield Road, and especially around Station Avenue (now Kadumba St) once the railway opened.{{When|date=March 2022}}{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

A small coal mine was established near Newcastle Street{{When|date=March 2022}} but appears to have been quickly mined out.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}File:StateLibQld 1 106328 In the playground at Yeronga State School, 1923.jpgBoggo National School opened in January 1867{{Cite QSA Agency|5869|Yeronga State School|20 March 2022

}} or on 6 February 1871.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-06 |title=History |url=https://yerongass.eq.edu.au/our-school/history |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Yeronga State School |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306060610/https://yerongass.eq.edu.au/our-school/history |url-status=live }} In 1886, it was renamed Yeronga State School.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

In July 1884, 180 subdivided allotments of "Yeronga Estate", were auctioned by Simon Fraser & Son Auctioneers. A map advertising the shows the estate to be adjoining the Yeronga railway station.{{Cite journal|title=Yerong Estate, adjoining Yeronga station|date=5 July 1884|hdl = 10462/deriv/389718}}

In 1917, 30 subdivided allotments of "Avoca Estate" were auctioned by Webb & Webb Auctioneers. A map advertising the auction shows the estate is close to Yeronga railway station.{{Cite journal|title=Avoca Estate : absolutely the pick of Yeronga|date=1917|hdl = 10462/deriv/427687}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20158916|title=Advertising|date=19 May 1917|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=26 April 2019|issue=18,514|location=Queensland, Australia|page=9|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915185912/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20158916|url-status=live}}

File:StateLibQld 1 114728 Honouring our heroes at Yeronga Park, 1918.jpg

In November 1920, 17 business and residential subdivided allotments of "Gilbert Estate, Yeronga", were auctioned by A. M. Newman, Associate Auctioneer. The auctioneer was acting under the instructions from trustees of the late Eli Gilbert. A map advertising the auction shows the estate adjoins the Yeronga Railway Station.{{Cite journal|title=Gilbert Estate, Yeronga|date=20 November 1920|hdl = 10462/deriv/410760}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20482135|title=Advertising|date=20 November 1920|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=26 April 2019|issue=19,606|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915185915/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20482135|url-status=live}}

In May 1923, 85 subdivided allotments of "River Park and Grimes Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by Cameron Bros. Auctioneers.{{Cite journal|title=River Park and Grimes Estate|date=26 May 1923|hdl = 10462/comp/4858}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20622147|title=Advertising|date=19 May 1923|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=26 April 2019|issue=20,381|location=Queensland, Australia|page=13|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915185928/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20622147|url-status=live}}

In 1923 the Stephens Croquet Club was established in the Yeronga Memorial Park consisting of two lawns and a clubhouse.{{Cite web|url=https://stephenscroquet.com.au/our-club/history-of-our-club/|title=History of Our Club|website=Stephens Croquet Club|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-01|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915185915/https://stephenscroquet.com.au/our-club/history-of-our-club/|url-status=live}}

File:Yeronga Memorial Church of England (now Christ Church Anglican) at opening, 1923.jpg

On Sunday 6 May 1923, the Yeronga Memorial Church of England (now Christ Church Anglican) was opened and dedicated by Archbishop Gerald Sharp. The church was erected to commemorate 15 Church of England men from Yeronga who died in World War I; a marble slab in the church lists their names.{{cite news|date=5 May 1923|title=YERONGA MEMORIAL CHURCH OF ENGLAND|page=14|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=15,735|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184517139|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=23 October 2021|archive-date=20 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320101358/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184517139|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Christ Church|url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/116336|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Monument Australia|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023061125/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/116336}}

In August 1927, 9 subdivided allotments of "St. Olaves Estate, Yeronga", were auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. Limited Auctioneers. A map advertising the auction states that it is only a few minutes from the Yeronga railway station.{{Cite journal|title=St. Olaves Estate, Yeronga|date=6 August 1927|hdl = 10462/deriv/252445}}

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (combined with a church) opened for enrolments on 25 January 1937 having 38 pupils by 27 January 1937. It was officially opened on Sunday 7 February 1937 by Archbishop James Duhig. It was operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart with Sister Pancratius and Sister Catherine the founding teachers. It was subsequently{{When|date=March 2022}} renamed St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School.{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=http://www.stsebastiansyeronga.qld.edu.au/school-profile/Pages/School-History.aspx |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306212008/http://www.stsebastiansyeronga.qld.edu.au/school-profile/Pages/School-History.aspx |url-status=live }}

Yeronga Infants State School was separated from Yeronga State School on 29 September 1941. It closed in 1979 when it was absorbed back into Yeronga State School.

The last farm in Yeronga was subdivided for residential use in the mid-1950s, and part of the north side of Hyde Rd became a light industrial area with the opening of the Taubmans (later Akzo Nobel) paint factory in 1952. A Sunbeam electrical appliances factory was later established on the corner of Hyde Rd and Cansdale St, and a warehouse and timber yard west of the paint factory. All have now closed, and the area is subject to a planning study to determine future (likely residential) redevelopment plans.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd was dedicated on 26 October 1958 by Coadjutor Bishop Horace Henry Dixon. Its closure on 10 May 1992 by Archbishop Peter Hollingworth. The church building was subsequently moved to Rainbow Beach where it retains the name of the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd.{{Cite web |title=Closed Churches |url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ |archive-date=3 April 2019 |access-date=24 February 2019 |website=Anglican Church of Southern Queensland}}

Yeronga State High School opened on 25 January 1960, originally proposed to be called Annerley State High School. At this time, the suburb was sufficiently developed that it was hard to find a large enough site, so the {{Convert|60|acre|adj=on}} site obtained was challenging terrain to build on, being hilly, rocky, with heavy clay, with a large drainage gully. It opened with a principal, 12 staff and 217 students. In 1966–1967, the school lost part of its site to accommodate the construction of Yeronga TAFE College, although there were some shared facilities developed. With the closure of the TAFE College in 2012, some of its land and buildings were given back to the school.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-28 |title=History |url=https://yerongashs.eq.edu.au/our-school/history |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Yeronga State High School |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306061337/https://yerongashs.eq.edu.au/our-school/history |url-status=live }}

Parts of Yeronga were inundated during Brisbane's 2011 floods.{{cite web|title=Yeronga|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/948|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219031934/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/948|archive-date=19 December 2012|access-date=29 October 2013|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}{{cite news|date=13 January 2011|title=By morning, the whole house was under|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/by-morning-the-whole-house-was-under-20110113-19ow6.html|url-status=live|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427060931/http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/by-morning-the-whole-house-was-under-20110113-19ow6.html|archive-date=27 April 2014}}

The major flood events of the Brisbane River in 1887, 1890, 1893, 1907 and 1931{{cite web|title=Known Floods in the Brisbane & Bremer River Basin, including the Cities of Brisbane and Ipswich|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/fld_history/brisbane_history.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831073347/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/fld_history/brisbane_history.shtml|archive-date=31 August 2014|access-date=19 April 2019|website=www.bom.gov.au}} are not recorded as causing significant damage to Yeronga (the flood-prone areas of which were not extensively developed at those times), but the 1974 and 2011 floods caused extensive damage to many of the properties adjacent to the river and built in low-lying parts of the suburb. At the peak of these floods Hyde Road was blocked and Kadumba Street (which is built on a ridgeline) was the only major access to the western part of the suburb.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population of Yeronga was 5,540, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Yeronga population was 34 years, 3 years below the Australian median. 72.4% of people living in Yeronga were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, India 1.3%, Philippines 0.8%, China 0.8%. 81.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Greek, 1.1% Mandarin, 0.8% Arabic, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Spanish.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31851|name=Yeronga (SSC)|access-date=5 June 2024|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Yeronga had a population of 6,535 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33249|name=Yeronga (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Yeronga had a population of 7,062 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33220|name=Yeronga (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:StateLibQld 2 270377 Interior view of a drawing room in Yeronga, 1907.jpg

File:StateLibQld 1 112364 Timber home at Yeronga, Brisbane, 1920-1930.jpg

File:StateLibQld 1 109592 Illuminated address presented to E. Denny Day, Esq., of Avoca at Yeronga, 1913.jpg

Yeronga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 25 Belfast Street: Wyetah (house){{cite BrisbaneHR|1923|Wyetah|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 12 Cork Street: Christ Church, Church Hall & Rectory (also known as Christ Church Yeronga){{cite BrisbaneHR|1924|Christ Church, Church Hall & Rectory|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 5 Dublin Street: Victorian-era house{{cite BrisbaneHR|1925|5 Dublin Street, Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 6 Dublin Street: Knowle (house){{cite BrisbaneHR|1926|Knowle|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 27 Dublin Street: Shottesbrooke (house){{cite BrisbaneHR|1927|27 Dublin Street, Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 36 Feez Street: Avoca (house){{cite BrisbaneHR|1929|36 Feez Street, Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• Ipswich Road: Yeronga Memorial Park{{cite QHR|19584|Yeronga Memorial Park|602462|access-date=19 June 2013}}
• 785 Ipswich Road: former Yeronga Fire Station{{cite QHR|16880|Yeronga Fire Station (former)|602144|access-date=19 June 2013}}

File:StateLibQld 2 103158 Front of the Yeronga residence, Rhundarra ca. 1931.jpg

• 23 Riverview Place: Rhyndarra (house){{cite QHR|15135|Rhyndarra|600360|access-date=19 June 2013}}
• 88 Kadumba Street: Como (villa, later known as Barrogill){{cite QHR|16237|Como|601474|access-date=19 June 2013}}
• 96 Kadumba Street: Astolat (villa){{cite QHR|16236|Astolat|601473|access-date=19 June 2013}}
• 107 Kadumba Street: John Mills' residence{{cite QHR|16235|Residence, 107 Kadumba Street (c1914)|601472|access-date=19 June 2013}}
• 141 Kadumba Street: former St Sebastian's Church School{{cite BrisbaneHR|1934|St Sebastian's Church School (former)|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 10 Killarney Street: Killarney (house, also known as Cranston){{cite BrisbaneHR|1935|10 Killarney Street, Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 22 Killarney Street: Rollwagen residence{{cite BrisbaneHR|2017|22 Killarney Street, Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 21A Park Road ({{coord|-27.5177|153.0170|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Yeronga Railway Station Footbridge}}): Yeronga Railway Station footbridge{{cite BrisbaneHR|1928|Yeronga Railway Station Footbridge|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 71 Park Road: former H. Bayard residence{{cite BrisbaneHR|1936|H.Bayard Residence (former)|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 78 Park Road: Yeronga Memorial Park
• 122–150 Park Road: Yeronga State School (also known as Boggo Primary School){{cite QHR|Yeronga State School|650025|access-date=25 January 2018}}
• 57 Rome Street North: Federation-era house{{cite BrisbaneHR|1941|57 Rome Street, North Yeronga|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 156 School Road: former Yeronga Congregational Church and Hall{{cite BrisbaneHR|1942|Congregational Church and Hall (former)|access-date=9 March 2020}}
• 171 School Road: Yeronga Bowls Club{{cite BrisbaneHR|1939|Yeronga Bowls Club|access-date=9 March 2020}}

Yeronga State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 122 Park Road ({{coord|-27.5189|153.0197|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Yeronga State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-04-06 |title=Yeronga State School |url=https://yerongass.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Yeronga State School |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306055344/https://yerongass.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 686 students with 58 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

St Sebastian's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 141 Kadumba Street ({{coord|-27.5139|153.0104|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Sebastian's Primary School}}).{{Cite web |title=St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School |url=http://www.stsebastiansyeronga.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306210316/http://www.stsebastiansyeronga.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 200 students with 18 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

Yeronga State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 159 Villa Street ({{coord|-27.5174|153.0225|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Yeronga State High School}}).{{Cite web |date=2019-05-09 |title=Yeronga State High School |url=https://yerongashs.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Yeronga State High School |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308063014/https://yerongashs.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 760 students with 79 teachers (74 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program and an intensive English language program .

Despite its name, the Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant is in Yeronga on the south-west corner of the Brisbane Corso and Cansdale Street ({{coord|-27.5070|153.0141|type:landmark|display=|name=Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant}}).{{Cite web |title=Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant |url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/fairfield/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330161714/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/fairfield/ |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=2020-04-01 |website=Department of Environment and Science |publisher=Queensland Government |language=en-AU}} The treated wastewater is released into the nearby Brisbane River.{{Cite web |title=Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant |url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/fairfield/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Wetland Info |language=en-AU |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330161714/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/fairfield/ |url-status=live }}

The main commercial area is located on Fairfield Road, opposite the railway station, which is effectively the centre of the suburb. It provides services including a post office, fruit and vegetable store, butcher, bakeries, cafe, liquor shops, medical rooms, bicycle shop, pharmacy, dentist, newsagent, hair dresser, fashion shops, restaurants, real estate agent and fuel/convenience stores. There is also a neighbourhood shopping strip on Hyde Road with a cafe, restaurant, gourmet pizza, beauty saloon and hair dresser. Yeronga's many coffee shops are popular during the weekdays and weekends.{{Cite web|url=https://brewstr.coffee/listing-region/yeronga/|title=Cafe Locations in Yeronga|publisher=brewstr|access-date=28 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915185915/https://brewstr.coffee/listing-region/yeronga/}}

In the mid-1980s Yeronga had two other neighbourhood shopping strips, one on the corner of Orsova and Orontes Roads (still operating), and the other on Anita Street. The Orsova Road shops included the Yeronga West Post Office, a pharmacy, hair dresser, real estate agent, butcher and convenience store. The first 4 businesses closed after the opening of the Fairfield Gardens Shopping Centre, the building then accommodating the Brisbane office of Little Athletics until 2016, when a gift shop (now a jewellers) and Italian restaurant became the new tenants. The butcher and convenience store have been replaced by a cafe and private medical office. The Anita Street shops included a convenience store, fruit and vegetable store, butcher and a Swiss restaurant, having since been demolished and replaced with houses.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The former Strophair's auction/retail complex on the corner of Venner Road and Cansdale Street has been redeveloped as a retirement village.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The Annerley-Yeronga branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Annerley Yeronga Hall at 9 School Road.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live}}

Christ Church Anglican (also known as Yeronga Anglican Church) is at 2-10A Cork Street (between Killarney Street and Dublin Street, {{Coord|-27.5179|153.0189|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Christ Church Anglican}}).{{Cite web|last=Design|first=UBC Web|title=Yeronga Anglican Church {{!}} Churches Australia|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/2191-yeronga-anglican-church|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.churchesaustralia.org|language=en|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023055146/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/2191-yeronga-anglican-church|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=Christ Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=813|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023055146/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=813}}

The Stephens Croquet Club operates in Yeronga Memorial Park ({{Coord|-27.5190|153.0276|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Stephens Croquet Club}}).{{Cite web|url=https://stephenscroquet.com.au/|title=Stephens Croquet Club - Yeronga Park Brisbane|website=Stephens Croquet Club|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-01|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308002658/http://www.stephenscroquet.com.au/|url-status=live}}

Souths Rugby play in the Queensland Premier competition at Chipsy Wood Oval. Olympic FC play at Goodwin Park in the Brisbane Premier League. The Yeronga Devils Australian Football team is based at Leyshon Park, which is also the headquarters of the AFL Queensland, the governing body for the sport in the state.[https://www.aflq.com.au/contacts/ AFL Queensland Contacts]

File:StateLibQld 2 111860 Aerial view of suburbs of Brisbane including West End, St. Lucia , Yeronga, Indooroopilly, Graceville and Sherwood, 1933.jpg

Yeronga railway station on the Beenleigh line provides access (travelling south) to Beenleigh (and with a change of train, the Gold Coast) and (travelling north) Ferny Grove via the Brisbane central business district.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The opening of the railway from Corinda to the South Brisbane river wharves in June 1884 gave Yeronga improved access to the city (via the Victoria Bridge) and surrounding areas. The extension of the line to South Brisbane in 1891, and the connecting tram service, further improved access to the city. The opening of the Merivale Bridge in 1978 enabled trains to connect to Roma Street, Central and other city stations, though many people travelling to the south end of the City still detrain at South Bank station and walk over the Goodwill Bridge (pedestrian & bicycle only), or at South Brisbane station to walk or catch a bus over the Victoria Bridge. The railway through Yeronga was electrified in 1984, at which time a 30-minute service frequency was introduced. This increased to 15-minute frequency on 20 January 2014.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

There are also two bus services that travel through the suburb, to the city and Indooroopilly.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Upon its creation the Brisbane City Council (BCC) became responsible for tram, and then bus public transport in its area. One of the first BCC bus routes was provided to Yeronga in 1940, known then as Route 7. This service to the City continues to be provided, known today as the Route 107. The Route 105 bus now provides an additional service to Indooroopilly.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

• Charles Hardie Buzacott (1835-1918), who also held the position of Queensland Post Master General, owned Yerong-lea.
• Thomas Joseph Byrnes (1860-1898), Premier of Queensland from April 1898 until his death from pneumonia 5 months later in September that year,Fitzgerald, R., 'Seven Days to Remember - the world's first labor government' UQ Press 1999 purchased Yerong-lea from Charles Buzacott
• Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior, at one stage Post Master General (i.e. head of the Queensland Post Office) and the initial joint owner of the first land sold in Yeronga{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=connection with Yeronga}}
• Lloyd Rees (1895-1988), artist. He was born at his family home in the suburb. His memoirs include recollections of playing on the banks of the Brisbane River as a young boy.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

• {{Citation | author1=Scriven, Eric George Bennett | author2=Scriven, Madge | title=Yeronga - early history | publication-date=1900 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12454203}}
• {{Citation|author1=Cleeland|first=G. Hector|title=The Anglican Church at Yeronga|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12474277|publication-date=1982|publisher=Yeronga Anglican Church}}
• {{Citation|last=Whittle|first=Keith|title=Yeronga Congregational Church, 1914-1964 : church history|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12511085|publication-date=1964|publisher=Brisbane}}

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• {{cite web|title=Yeronga|work=BRISbites|publisher=Brisbane City Council|url=http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=130&topic=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111232115/http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=130&topic=1|archive-date=11 November 2007}}
• {{cite web|title=Yeronga|work=Our Brisbane|publisher=Brisbane City Council|url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/yeronga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201030/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/yeronga|archive-date=30 September 2007}}
• [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/yeronga University of Queensland: Queensland Places - Yeronga]

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