Torbreck
Torbreck, or the Torbreck Home Units, was the first high-rise and mix-use residential development in Queensland, Australia. These heritage-listed home units are located at 182 Dornoch Terrace, Highgate Hill, Brisbane.Photo: Brisbane City Council, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Craycraybadger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: Heritage listed building in Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Torbreck home units”, “Torbreck, Brisbane”, and “Torbreck, Highgate Hill”
- Address: 182 Dornoch Terrace
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kurilpa Library and The Gabba.
Kurilpa Library
Library
Photo: Chrismo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kurilpa Library is a heritage-listed library at 178 Boundary Street, West End, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1929 and added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2007. Kurilpa Library is situated 760 metres northwest of Torbreck.
The Gabba
Stadium
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. The Gabba is situated 2 km east of Torbreck.
HMAS Diamantina
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Diamantina, named after the Diamantina River in Queensland, is a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy. Constructed in the mid-1940s, Diamantina was active from 1945 until 1946, was placed in reserve, then was recommissioned as a survey ship from 1959 until 1980. HMAS Diamantina is situated 1 km northeast of Torbreck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Clarence Corner.
West End
Suburb
Photo: Misaochan2, CC BY 4.0.
West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat.
Clarence Corner
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clarence Corner is the junction of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in Woolloongabba/South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It gives its name to the local area.
South Bank
Neighborhood
Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.
Torbreck
- Categories: historic site, residential building, and building
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.48676° or 27° 29′ 12″ southLongitude
153.01798° or 153° 1′ 5″ eastLevels
18Open location code
5R4MG279+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 345150825OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q16901856
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