Download coordinates as: Coorparoo (/ˌkuːpəˈruː/ KOO-pə-ROO) is a suburb in the inner City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

They continued to occupy watercourse campsites after white settlement, but other clans from the region began to move into South Brisbane.

A visitor in 1855 reported many camps and fishing spots between Stones Corner and the mouth of Norman Creek.

[citation needed] Samuel Stevens donated two acres of his property near the junction of Cavendish and Old Cleveland Roads for use of a school.

In 1887, the tramway was extended to Buranda, putting the western end of Coorparoo close to tram travel.

A bridge was built at Burnetts Swamp (Stones Corner) and important road improvements took place.

[20] A newspaper advertisement of the day notes that "St Leonard's Estate" can be reached "in a very few weeks by the train".

[21] In May 1889, on what is now known as Carina, 275 subdivided allotments of "Stanley Street Extended Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by James R. Dickson & Company.

[22][23] On 7 November 1891, auctioneers T. Howling & Co offered for sale 27 suburban lots in the "Wendouree Estate" bounded by Old Cleveland Road to the north and Wecker Street (now Kirkland Avenue) to the east.

The settlement was dense from Stones Corner to Kirkland Avenue (originally named Wecker Street but it was changed in 1914 in the wake of anti-German sentiment), but further out it was mainly bush with a few isolated farms and houses.

The only major industry was the brickworks of Abraham James at St Leonards Street, which employed eighty men in the 1880s.

[citation needed] "The Gem of Coorparoo" estate was advertised for auction by Cameron Bros in March 1922.

In September 1931, Coorparoo Presbyterian Church engaged its first minister Reverend Andrew Cuthbertson Kennedy.

[31] During World War II, the Catholic United Serviceman's Association bought the house Erica at 398 Cavendish Road to establish a convalescent home for returned servicemen.

On Sunday 15 May 1949, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for a new hospital wing, announcing that children of all faiths could be admitted to the facility.

The facilities on the site continued to expand over the years and also catered for children with intellectual disabilities and terminal illnesses.

[36] On 16 February 1996 the staff moved to a new location at 284 Pine Mountain Road, Mount Gravatt East, which was better suited to providing support services.

In 2007, the site was purchased to create The Village, a retirement community, resulting in the demolition of the hospital buildings with the house Erica being refurbished as a communal facility for the residents.

[37][38][39] St Anne's Anglican Church opened circa 1958 in the Upper Cavendish Road area.

[46] One of the reasons given for choosing Mount Gravatt West Special School was the superior facilities it offered to incorporate Xavier's conductive education methods for children with multiple impairments, such as the hydrotherapy centre.

[47] As at 2022, Xavier's conductive education is provided in purpose-built classrooms at Nursery Road Special School.

[49][50] In 2009, the Myer Department store building was compulsorily resumed for Eastern Busway and bus station by the Queensland Government.

The development, known as Coorparoo Square opened in 2017 and features a 10 screen Dendy cinema, Aldi Supermarket and speciality retailers and coffee shops.

70.7% of people living in Coorparoo were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being India (3.6%), New Zealand (3%), England (2.5%), Nepal (0.9%), and China (0.7%).

77.6% of people only spoke English at home, while the other most common responses were Spanish (1.2%), Hindi (1.2%), Punjabi (1.1%), Mandarin (1%), and Greek (1%).

Langlands Park regularly hosts training sessions for the Queensland and Australian Rugby League teams when they are playing in Brisbane.