Newmarket, Queensland

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Newmarket

| city = Brisbane

| state = qld

| image = Newmarket State School, circa 2022.jpg

| caption = Newmarket State School, circa 2022

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.4366|153.0066|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Newmarket (centre of suburb)}}

| pop = 5083

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| postcode = 4051

| area = 1.7

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

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| location1 = Brisbane CBD

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| lga = City of Brisbane
(Enoggera Ward){{cite web|title=Enoggera Ward|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/enoggera-ward|website=Brisbane City Council|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035856/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/enoggera-ward|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

| stategov = Stafford

| stategov2 = Ferny Grove

| stategov3 = Cooper

| fedgov = Brisbane

| near-n = Grange

| near-ne = Wilston

| near-e = Wilston

| near-se = Kelvin Grove

| near-s = Red Hill

| near-sw = Ashgrove

| near-w = Alderley

| near-nw = Alderley

}}

Newmarket is a north-west suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44140|Newmarket|suburb in City of Brisbane|access-date=6 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Newmarket had a population of 5,083 people.

Geography

Newmarket is located approximately {{convert|5.1|km|mi}} by road from the Brisbane CBD.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Australia+Post+-+Brisbane+GPO+Post+Shop,+261+Queen+St,+Brisbane+City+QLD+4000/Newmarket+QLD+4051/@-27.4536121,153.002107,4887m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915a1ce986c647:0x607f6d20ee939285!2m2!1d153.0279547!2d-27.4679272!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915761323c52bd:0x502a35af3de92e0!2m2!1d153.0069501!2d-27.4369317!3e0?hl=en|access-date=3 May 2022|title=Brisbane GPO to Newmarket}}

It is an older, mostly residential suburb containing pre-war and post-war homes, including many fine examples of the Queenslander style of home. Over the last few years, some medium-density townhouses and unit blocks have appeared as well.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

History

File:Brisbane suburb of Newmarket ca. 1925.tiff

Newmarket was originally known as "The Three Mile Scrub" due to its distance from the city, and Ashgrove Avenue, which links Enoggera Road with Waterworks Road to the west, was known as Three Mile Scrub Road. As Brisbane continued to grow northward along Kelvin Grove Road, in about 1880 it was decided to relocated Brisbane's livestock saleyards from Normanby to an outer location, the area now bordered by Enoggera Road, Newmarket Road, Wilston Road and Alderson Street. This area became known as the "new market" given the suburb its name. The new sale yards were serviced by Newmarket railway station after the rail line was extended from Mayne Junction in 1899.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

In 1900, local residents were agitating to have the Kelvin Grove tramway extended along Enoggera Road to the Newmarket Hotel. However, a new bridge over Enoggera Creek would be required.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173534053|title=Enoggera Expectant.|date=6 June 1900|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=4 August 2019|issue=8,594|location=Queensland, Australia|page=4 (SECOND EDITION)|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307020952/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173534053|url-status=live}} Also there were concerns that the close proximity of the proposed tramway would take revenue away from the railway line.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19188782|title=TRAMWAY CONSTRUCTION.|date=2 December 1902|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=4 August 2019|issue=14,006|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LIX|page=6|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307020956/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19188782|url-status=live}} However these concerns were resolved and the tramway extension to the Newmarket Hotel was opened on Monday 27 July 1903.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19210406|title=NEWMARKET TRAM EXTENSION.|date=28 July 1903|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=4 August 2019|issue=14,208|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LX|page=5|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307021032/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19210406|url-status=live}}

On 20 April 1901, Bishop William Webber laid the foundation stone of St James' Anglican Church. The church was designed by architects John H. Buckeridge and Hall & Dods and built by G. Marshall and could seat 120 people.{{cite news|date=22 April 1901|title=Anglican Church, Enoggera.|page=7 (SECOND EDITION)|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=8,867|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174986810|access-date=1 July 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094710/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174986810|url-status=live}} It was dedicated on Sunday 20 July 1901 by Bishop Webber.{{cite news|date=24 July 1901|title=Enoggera Anglicans.|page=4|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=8,947|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184136591|access-date=1 July 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094710/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184136591|url-status=live}} It is located at 58 Enoggera Road ({{Coord|-27.4395|153.0067|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St James' Anglican Church}}).{{Cite web|title=St James' Parish, Green Hills|url=https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/parishes/st-james-parish-green-hills/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630191946/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/parishes/st-james-parish-green-hills/|archive-date=30 June 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}}

File:Newmarket State School, at the time of opening, July 1904.jpg

Newmarket State School opened on 4 July 1904.{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}

The Newmarket Brickworks were constructed in Mina Parade in 1912 with a chimney over {{Convert|50|m||abbr=}} tall. The brickwords were demolished in 1987 but the Newmarket Brickworks chimney remains and is now heritage-listed. However, due to changes in the suburb boundaries, the chimney is now officially in the neighbouring suburb of Alderley.{{cite QHR|16120|Newmarket Brickworks Chimney|601357|access-date=1 August 2014}}

The Ruby Estate, Kelvin Grove (now known as Newmarket), being re-subdivision of subdivision 43 of suburban portion, 25 parish of Enoggera were auctioned on site by G.T Bell Auctioneer on 22 August 1914, at 3pm. The terms of the sale required a £2 deposit and £1 per month per lot with the interest rate at 5%. The 22 building sites situated between Foster street and Ruby street, Kelvin Grove (Newmarket) Brisbane, were advertised as consisting of 16 perches and two minutes from the Kelvin Grove tram terminus. The original advertisement showed that between blocks 2 and 3 held a house on site, for removal.{{Cite journal|title=The Ruby Estate, Kelvin Grove|date=22 August 1914|hdl = 10462/deriv/351098}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19978423|title=Advertising|date=20 August 1914|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=24 September 2019|issue=17,659|location=Queensland, Australia|page=12|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094713/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19978423|url-status=live}} The following Monday 24 August 1914, it was published in The Telegraph newspaper, that 16 allotments of the Ruby Estate, Kelvin Grove (Newmarket) were sold during the auction.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180486930|title=RUBY ESTATE.|date=24 August 1914|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=24 September 2019|issue=13,029|location=Queensland, Australia|page=7|via=National Library of Australia}}

In about March 1918, a block of land was purchased for £100 to build a Baptist church in Newmarket/Grange.{{cite news|date=2 March 1918|title=RELIGIOUS.|page=7|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=18,759|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20214369|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=30 November 2021|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094716/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20214369|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=19 September 1918|title=BAPTIST ASSEMBLY.|page=8|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=18,930|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20257880|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=30 November 2021|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094712/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20257880|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html}}{{Cite web|title=1919 Newmarket Grange|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1919-Newmarket-Grange.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074509/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1919-Newmarket-Grange.html}} The church opened on Saturday 21 June 1919.{{cite news|date=20 June 1919|title=NEWMARKET BAPTISTS.|page=3|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=14,529|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176088595|access-date=30 November 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094748/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/176088595|url-status=live}} The church was at 197 Wilston Road (corner of Carberry Street) in the suburb of Grange and is known as Grange Baptist Church.{{Cite web|title=Grange Bapist Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2098|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129142328/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2098}}{{Cite web|title=Grange Baptist Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/1235-grange-baptist-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129142326/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/1235-grange-baptist-church}}{{Cite web|title=Grange Baptist Church|url=http://grangebaptist.org.au/|access-date=2021-11-29|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129142517/http://grangebaptist.org.au/|url-status=live}}

The sale of the McCook Estate, at the time part of the suburb Kelvin Grove, now Newmarket, by Auctioneers, Martin Snelling & Co, occurred on 3 March 1928 at 3 pm on the grounds. It was offered again for sale by auction on 14 April 1928.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179326164|title=Advertising|date=7 April 1928|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=30 July 2019|issue=17,268|location=Queensland, Australia|page=16|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094711/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179326164|url-status=live}} The Estate comprised 19 splendid business and residential sites, located on the corner of Kelvin Grove Road and Parker street and backing onto Foster street. The advertisement stressed the convenience of location on the tram-line, within 15 minutes ride to the GPO and close to the shopping centre, picture theatre, churches and state schools.{{Cite journal|title=The McCook Estate Kelvin Grove|date=1928|hdl = 10462/deriv/258852}}

As urban development continued in Newmarket, the saleyards were moved to Cannon Hill in 1931.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178965763|title=BEST IN THIS HEMISPHERE.|date=23 November 1931|newspaper=Daily Standard|access-date=4 August 2019|issue=5883|location=Queensland, Australia|page=7|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094714/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178965763|url-status=live}} Evidence of the saleyards can still be seen in a number of narrow laneways including one known as Saleyards Lane, most likely old cattle tracks between stockyards, that still exist in this neighbourhood.

St Ambrose's Catholic School opened in 1936.{{cite web|url=http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/|title=St Ambrose's School, Newmarket|publisher=St Ambrose's Catholic School|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212142335/http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/documents/history.html|title=History of the School|publisher=St Ambrose's Catholic School|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421132950/http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/documents/history.html|archive-date=21 April 2013|url-status=dead}}

Newmarket State High School opened on 29 January 1963 and closed on 13 December 1996.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school – centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}} it was located immediately west of Newmarket State School, extending from Brent Street south towards Banks Street ({{Coord|-27.4319|153.0022|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Newmarket State High School (former)}}). The school's site has been redeveloped for housing with the creation of Nelson Place, Laurence Street, and Daniel Place.{{Cite web |date=1978 |title=9543-01 Wooloowin |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-10000-9543-01-wooloowin-1978.jpg |access-date=3 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503094709/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-10000-9543-01-wooloowin-1978.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 May 2022}}

File:StateLibQld 2 162651 Tram extension to Newmarket, Brisbane, 1949.jpg

Until December 1968 trams operated by the Brisbane City Council plied along Enoggera Road. A former tramway electrical substation still stands on the corner of Kate Street and Enoggera Road and has been transformed into a contemporary dwelling.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population of Newmarket was 4,444, 51.8% female and 48.2% male. The median age of the Newmarket population was 32 years of age, 5 years below the Australian median. 76% of people living in Newmarket were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, India 1.9%, China 1.2%, Korea, Republic of 0.7%. 85.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Mandarin, 1% Italian, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Korean.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31220|name=Newmarket (SSC)|access-date=4 June 2020|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Newmarket had a population of 4,979 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32154|name=Newmarket (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Newmarket had a population of 5,083 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32135|name=Newmarket (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Heritage listings

File:Newmarket Air Raid Shelter 2.jpg

File:StateLibQld 2 86284 Building the Newmarket Progress Hall, corner of Wilston Road and Daisy Street, Brisbane, 1915.jpg

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

  • Bearsden (Victorian-era Queenslander house): 10 Bearsden Avenue{{cite BrisbaneHR|1205|Bearsden|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Nahoun (World War I bungalow): 20 Davidson Street{{cite BrisbaneHR|1206|Nahoun|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Corinthia – St Ambrose's Catholic Precinct (also known as St. Ambrose's Presbytery): 23 Davidson Street{{cite BrisbaneHR|1207|Corinthia – St Ambrose's Catholic Precinct|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Federation-era Queenslander house : 15 Edgar Street{{cite BrisbaneHR|1208|15 Edgar Street, Newmarket|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Ivy Cottage (also known as Glengyte): 102 Edmondstone Street{{cite BrisbaneHR|1209|Ivy Cottage|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Monahilla (also known as Rosie's Boarding House): 4 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1211|Monahilla|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Victorian-era Queenslander house: 12 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1212|12 Enoggera Road Newmarket|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Former Kelvin Grove Methodist/Uniting Church: 36 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1213|Kelvin Grove Uniting Church (former)|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • St James' Anglican Church and Rectory: 58 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|2466|St James' Anglican Church and Rectory|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Newmarket Memorial Hall: 92 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1214|Newmarket Memorial Hall|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Newmarket State School: 320 Enoggera Road{{cite QHR|Newmarket State School|650020|access-date=28 January 2018}}
  • Former Newmarket Police Station & residence (also known as Enoggera police residence): 334 Enoggera Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1216|Newmarket Police Station & residence (former)|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Substation No. 238: 306 Newmarket Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1217|Substation No. 238|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Newmarket Air Raid Shelter: outside 320 Enoggera Road ({{coord|-27.4319|153.0049|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Newmarket Air Raid Shelter}}){{cite QHR|19603|Newmarket Air Raid Shelter|602482|access-date=6 July 2013}}
  • Wilston House: 47 Watson Street:{{cite QHR|15119|Wilston House|600344|access-date=6 July 2013}}
  • Newmarket railway station: 79A Wilston Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1220|Newmarket Railway Station|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Victorian-era Queenslander house: 170 Wilston Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1221|170 Wilston Road, Newmarket|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Newmarket-Grange Progress Association: 187 Wilston Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1222|Newmarket – Grange Progress Association|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
  • Wilston railway station: 339A Newmarket Road{{cite BrisbaneHR|1218|Wilston Railway Station|accessdate=9 March 2020}}

Education

Newmarket State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Banks Street ({{coord|-27.4322|153.0040|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Newmarket 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=2020-02-11 |title=Newmarket State School |url=https://newmarketss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Newmarket State School |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307170648/https://newmarketss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 263 students with 26 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 279 students with 26 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 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 Ambrose's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 23 Davidson Street ({{coord|-27.4405|153.0059|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Ambrose's Primary School}}).{{Cite web |title=St Ambrose's Catholic Primary School |url=http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212142335/http://www.stambrosesschool.qld.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 273 students with 20 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 254 students with 20 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).

Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 15 Banks Street ({{coord|-27.4318|153.0048|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre}}).{{Cite web |date=2020-10-21 |title=Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre |url=https://brisbaneurbaneec.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316043748/https://brisbaneurbaneec.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}

There are no secondary schools in Newmarket. The nearest government secondary school is Kelvin Grove State College in neighbouring Kelvin Grove to the south.

Amenities

Newmarket offers a number of options to locals and nearby residents. The Brisbane City Council operates a public swimming pool in Sedgeley Park, on Alderson Street. Enoggera Creek, which forms the southern boundary of Newmarket, contains a linear park and bikeway. The suburb has several sporting ovals, including Spencer Park, which is home to former NSL and current Brisbane Premier League team Brisbane City Football Club and Windsor Royals Baseball Club, and McCook Park, which is home to Newmarket SFC soccer club.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The first stage of the Newmarket Shopping Centre opened in 2005. The shopping centre contains a Coles supermarket, post office, Commonwealth Bank of Australia branch, newsagent and several specialty stores. The historic Newmarket Hotel, established 1897, has been completely renovated and is now a buzzing hive of activity most nights of the week. Both the Newmarket Hotel and shopping centre are located on the corner of Newmarket Road and Enoggera Road, at Newmarket. Brisbane Mexican cuisine pioneers Pepe's Mexican Restaurant moved to Newmarket in 2006. In 2018, the southern end of the centre was refurbished in order to create space for the recently built Newmarket cinemas and nearby restaurants.{{cite web|title=Reading International, About Us – Introduction|url=http://www.readingrdi.com/aboutus/index.asp|access-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123183105/http://www.readingrdi.com/aboutus/index.asp|archive-date=23 January 2012}}

Transport

File:Newmarket Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG

Via Train, Newmarket Railway Station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services on the Ferny Grove railway line arranging travel to the Brisbane CBD, Beenleigh and Ferny Grove.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Via Bus, Newmarket is serviced by Transport for Brisbane buses to Chermside, Mitchelton and to The City.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Via Road, Newmarket's main arterials are Enoggera Road which is the main corridor for motorists travelling to The City and Alderley, as well as Newmarket Road which is the main corridor for motorists travelling to Lutwyche.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

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