Shorncliffe
Shorncliffe is a coastal north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Shorncliffe is a coastal north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is on the shore of Bramble Bay, part of Moreton Bay. The suburb attracts visitors to its historic Shorncliffe pier, and Lovers Walk, a walking path along the coastline between Shorncliffe and neighbouring Sandgate. In the 2021 census, Shorncliffe had a population of 1,907 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Shorncliffe
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Brisbane Entertainment Centre
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena and concert venue located in Boondall, in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The facility also houses a sporting complex and small function rooms which are available to hire for wedding receptions and business functions.
1.9 km · multi-purpose arena located in the Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Dowse Lagoon
Dowse Lagoon is a park and lake located in Sandgate, a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1.9 km · lake in Sandgate, Queensland · Wikipedia - 03Broadhurst
Broadhurst is a heritage-listed detached house at 138 Flinders Parade, Sandgate, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1900 to c. 1901.
1.6 km · historic house in Sandgate, Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Drew Residence
Drew Residence is a heritage-listed detached house at 20 Wharf Street, Shorncliffe, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Samuel Drew and built from 1890s to 1940s by Samuel Drew.
500 m · heritage-listed house in Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Musgrave House
Musgrave House is a heritage-listed sanatorium at 8 Allpass Parade, Shorncliffe, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built from 1884 to 1920s.
500 m · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Saltwood
Saltwood is a heritage-listed holiday home at 154 Shorncliffe Parade, Shorncliffe, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1870s to 1930s circa.
700 m · house in Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Sandgate Town Hall
Sandgate Town Hall is a heritage-listed town hall at 5 Brighton Road, Sandgate, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Ramsay Hall and built from 1911 to 1912 by John Gemmell.
1.2 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 08Sandgate War Memorial Park
Sandgate War Memorial Park is a heritage-listed memorial at 8 Seymour Street, Sandgate, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Gray Prentice and built from 1923 to 1924 by Lowther & Sons.
1.2 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Sandgate Post Office
Sandgate Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at 1 Bowser Parade, Sandgate, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed in the office of the Queensland Colonial Architect and built from 1886 to 1887.
1.2 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 10Buildings of St Joseph's College, Nudgee
The Buildings of St Joseph's College, Nudgee is a heritage-listed group of school buildings at St Joseph's College, Nudgee at 2199 Sandgate Road, Boondall, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1891 to c. 1960.
3.8 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shorncliffe
- Airports
- Brisbane (BNE), 7 km · Sunshine Coast (MCY), 82 km · Gold Coast (OOL), 102 km
- Stations
- Boondall railway station, 2.4 km · Deagon railway station, 1.6 km · North Boondall railway station, 2.2 km · Sandgate railway station, 1.1 km · Shorncliffe railway station, 0 m
- Maroochydore → Shorncliffe75 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · A$11–14
- Gold Coast → Shorncliffe82 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · A$12–16
- Toowoomba → Shorncliffe114 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · A$17–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Shorncliffe
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shorncliffe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Shorncliffe – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Shorncliffe
Shorncliffe is 16 km from Brisbane, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sandgatesuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia900 m
- Taigumsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.9 km
- Brightonsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.8 km
- Deagonsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia1.9 km
- Nudgee Beachsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.7 km
- Boondallsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.1 km