Download coordinates as: Dutton Park is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

It is bounded to the north-east by the Beenleigh railway line and the median of Brisbane River to the south-west.

[4] Dutton Park lies on a ridge to the east of the Brisbane River, opposite from St Lucia.

The remainder of the gaol site was redeveloped as the Ecosciences Precinct, part of the Boggo Road Urban Village development.

[7] Apart from these major facilities, the suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas.

[5] Development in the suburb was slow because of difficult terrain, and the fact that a large part of the area was surveyed for government reserves by H.C. Rawnsley in 1863.

[10] This became known as "Dutton's Park", a name which was later applied to surrounding estates, a school (originally known as the "Jail School")[11] and a railway station before becoming the name of the suburb around 1910[12][3] On 2 July 1883, the Boggo Road Gaol opened, firstly serving as a holding place for prisoners who were to be transported to St Helena Island but by 1989 housed over 300 prisoners.

[citation needed] In 1884, the South Coast railway line was built, which included a station at Dutton Park.

Badger, owner of the Brisbane Tramway Company, developed the Dutton Park recreation reserve in order to increase patronage on the trams.

For several years from 1908, open-air movie and variety shows known as 'Continentals' were held at the park, and proved enormously popular, drawing up to 5,000 people a night.

[13][16] On 17 December 2006, the Eleanor Schonell Bridge was opened, linking the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland with southern Brisbane.

[17] Brisbane South State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2021 for an initial intake of Year 7 students.

The Eleanor Schonell Bridge linking the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland with southern Brisbane.

The area is a popular place for picnics and tranquil riverside walks along the banks of the Brisbane River.