Download coordinates as: Albion is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A variety of housing styles, from former workers' cottages through to modern brick homes and unit blocks, can be found in Albion.
[3] The low lying parts of Albion came into the limelight when a swampy area near the Breakfast Creek was designated as the racecourse.
Many Chinese migrants settled here and the Temple of the Holy Triad[9] was built on the Higgs Street for the local community in 1885-86.
The French Renaissance style hotel has remained a prominent landmark to this day, despite going under water in floods in 1893, 1898, 1974, 2011 and 2022.
There were grandstands and a ballroom and concert hall with supper rooms and refreshment areas with 100 electric lights.
[14][7] Breakfast Creek State School opened on 7 July 1890 and closed on 11 August 1961.
[15] It was on the western side of Agnew Street (27°26′25″S 153°02′48″E / 27.4404°S 153.0468°E / -27.4404; 153.0468 (Breakfast Creek State School (former))).
[15][19] On 27 September 1880, eight blocks of land of "Corunna Estate" were advertised for auction by John Cameron.
[24][25][26] On 28 October 1899, sixty allotments of land of Albion Hill estate, being re-subdivisions 1 to 60, of subdivision of section 3 of portion 162, Parish of Enoggera, were advertised for auction by Isles, Love & Co.[27][28] The advertising map states the estate's proximity to Albion Train Station, with 76 trains daily.
[37] In 2013, the A$29m state-of-the-art Bupa National Cricket Centre was completed at the Allan Border Field.
[38][39] The Brisbane bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics includes building an athlete's village in Albion.
Historically, Albion lay on the Clayfield tram line, along Sandgate Road.