Toohey Mountain, Brisbane

#238 among attractions in Brisbane

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Toohey Mountain is a mountain at the eastern side of the City of Brisbane's suburb of Moorooka. The rise was named after James Toohey, an Irish born Sydneysider who made his wealth in the California gold rush, before settling in the newly formed state of Queensland. To the north of the mountain is Tarragindi Hill and Wellers Hill. ()

Coordinates: 27°32'6"S, 153°2'13"E

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SalisburyBrisbane Australia

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Toohey Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Queensland Tennis Centre, Moorooka State School, Mary Immaculate Church, South Brisbane Cemetery.

2.1 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane
53 min walk • Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre, is a tennis venue in Tennyson, Brisbane, Australia. It is an A$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009 at the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station.
0.8 miW
Swimming, Swimming pool
Moorooka State School, Brisbane
22 min walk • Moorooka State School is a heritage-listed state school at Sherley Street, Moorooka, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The buildings were designed by Department of Public Works and Frederick George Kirkegard with the first buildings being constructed from 1928 to 1929.
1.3 miN
Church
Mary Immaculate Church, Brisbane
34 min walk • Mary Immaculate Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church located on the corner of Ipswich Road and Ferndale Street, Annerley, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
2.6 miN
Cemetery
South Brisbane Cemetery, Brisbane
66 min walk • South Brisbane Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at 21 Fairfield Road and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Brisbane River. It was built from 1870 to 1990s. It is also known as Dutton Park Cemetery. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 1 October 2003.
2.2 miE
Area
Mount Gravatt, Brisbane
56 min walk • Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill within this suburb. In the 2016 census, Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people.
1.3 miNW
Memorial, Park
Yeronga Memorial Park, Brisbane
34 min walk • Yeronga Memorial Park is a heritage-listed park at Ipswich Road, Yeronga, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park has an area of 224,600 square metres and is one of the oldest in Brisbane, having been established in 1882, and has been a World War I memorial since 1917.
2.4 miN
Museum
Diamantina Health Care Museum, Brisbane
62 min walk • The former Dispenser's House of Diamantina Hospital is now the heritage-listed Diamantina Health Care Museum at Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye of the Queensland Government Architect's Office and built in 1908 by W Chaplain.
2.4 miN
Park
Hefferan Park Air Raid Shelter, Brisbane
63 min walk • Hefferan Park Air Raid Shelter is a heritage-listed former air raid shelter at 260 Annerley Road, Annerley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frank Gibson Costello and built in c. 1942 by the Brisbane City Council. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 April 2005.
2.9 miNW
Nightlife, Cinema
Schonell Theatre, Brisbane
76 min walk • The Schonell Cinema & Live Theatre is a venue for theatre, special events and cinema screenings in Brisbane, Australia.
1.2 miW
Area
Kangaroo Point, Brisbane
32 min walk • Kangaroo Point is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kangaroo Point had a population of 8,063 people. The suburb features two prominent attractions, the Story Bridge and Kangaroo Point Cliffs. At the eastern margins the Captain Cook Bridge marks the start of the Pacific Motorway.
2.1 miN
Area
Greenslopes, Brisbane
55 min walk • Greenslopes is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Greenslopes had a population of 8,936 people.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Toohey Mountain by public transport?

The nearest stations to Toohey Mountain:

Bus

Ipswich Road at Clifton Hill near Beaudesert Road • Lines: 100, N100 (29 min walk)
Ipswich Road at Yeronga Park stop 26/27 • Lines: N100 (31 min walk)