Download coordinates as: Acacia Ridge is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Acacia Ridge is 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the central business district.

[10] The suburb was established after World War II to house returning servicemen and their families.

[citation needed] Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church was established on 5 acres (2.0 ha) on land on the corner of Beaudesert and Mortimer Roads in Coopers Plains which was bought in April 1949 from Arthur Harper for £2250 by the parish priest of Moorooka, Father Flanagan.

The church was officially dedicated on Sunday 26 March 1950 by James Duhig, the Archbishop of Brisbane, with about 150 people attending.

61.6% of people living in Acacia Ridge were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, India 3.1%, Philippines 2.3% and Vietnam 2%.

59.6% spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 2.8% Somali, 2.6% Vietnamese, 2.4% Arabic, 1.8% Spanish, 1.8% Mandarin.

[27] Acacia Ridge has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: From 1966 until the mid-1980s, Acacia Ridge accommodated one of Holden's main vehicle manufacturing plants, which produced both full-sized and smaller models including the Holden Gemini.

[30] The manufacturer remained, retaining a small area of the site for its regional headquarters until the early 2000s, when it relocated to Murarrie.

Since closure of the plant, Woolworths occupied the area, utilising its space as a regional distribution centre until recently, when an independent retail grocery chain resumed the site for similar purposes.

[citation needed] On the opposite side of Beaudesert Road from the former manufacturing plant, Toyota has based its southern Queensland regional headquarters.

This site is primarily used for managerial and distribution related duties, as opposed to vehicle production.

In 2008, the Beaudesert Road level crossing was replaced by an overbridge, so that the sidings in the yard could be extended for the shunting of longer 1500 m trains.

[33][38] It caters for the cultural needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and aims to improve the literacy, numeracy, employment and educational opportunities for its students,[39] and has partnerships with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service; the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health; Queensland University of Technology; University of Queensland; and Triple A Murri Country radio station.