{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Buranda | city = Brisbane | state = qld | image = BurandaPlaza.jpg | caption = Buranda busway station entrance | alternative_location_map = Australia Queensland metropolitan Brisbane | pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Brisbane | coordinates = {{coord|-27.500|153.033|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Buranda}} | pop = <!-- NOT AVAILABLE in 2016, 2021 CENSUS --> | est = 1921 | postcode = | area = | dist1 = 5.0 <!-- road distances as per template instructions --> | dir1 = S | location1 = Brisbane CBD | lga = City of Brisbane | stategov = Greenslopes | fedgov = Griffith | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = }} '''Buranda''' is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpn>{{cite QPN|5313|Buranda|accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref>
== Geography == The location is an important transport hub for southern Brisbane. Logan Road and Ipswich Road pass through the area as does the South East Busway with a station called Buranda busway station. The Pacific Motorway passes through the area. There is also the Buranda railway station on the Cleveland railway line.
== History == In 2008, it was announced that Buranda would become a transit-oriented development (TOD) area, known as Buranda Village. It was to include 2 office buildings of 6 storeys and 23-storeys, five apartment buildings ranging from seven-storeys to the 32-storey and a 15-storey boutique hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Shannon |date=2008-09-26 |title=Second 'mega-development' for city's south |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/business/second-megadevelopment-for-citys-south/2008/09/26/1222217481406.html?s_rid=brisbanetimes:top5 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}</ref>
== Heritage listings == Buranda has the following heritage-listed sites: * Buranda State School, 24 Cowley Street ({{coord|-27.4967|153.0438|region:AU-QLD_type:edu|name=Buranda State School}})<ref>{{cite QHR||Buranda State School|650045|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref> * Buranda Ventilation Shaft, 264 Ipswich Road ({{Coord|-27.50096|153.03556|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Burana Ventilation Shaft}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buranda Ventilation Shaft |url=https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/1829 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Brisbane Heritage Register}}</ref>
== Education == Buranda State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 24 Cowley Street ({{coord|-27.4971|153.0426|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Buranda State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-07 |title=Buranda State School |url=https://burandass.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301104929/https://burandass.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=1 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Buranda State School |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 247 students with 20 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |archive-date=27 August 2020 |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}}</ref>
The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane South State Secondary College in Dutton Park to the west.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=31 August 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Queensland}} * TransApex * Transport in Brisbane
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* {{cite web|url=https://queenslandplaces.com.au/buranda |publisher=University of Queensland |website= Queensland Places |title=Buranda}}
Category:Brisbane localities