Grange

Grange is an inner city suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 4,318 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
Grange is named after the Grange Tannery and Fellmongery Company which was established in the 1860s along Kedron Brook. The property was sub-divided into the Grange Estate in 1903. Grange is reported to mean small country house or granary in Old English.

Establishment as a suburb
Grange was established as a suburb on August 11, 1975 by the Queensland Minister for Survey and Valuation, Urban and Regional Affairs.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Grange recorded a population of 4,318 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Grange population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median. 80.7% of people living in Grange were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (4.2%), New Zealand (2.9%), the United States of America (0.9%), Scotland (0.7%) and South Africa (0.7%).

Grange is a predominantly family suburb with 76.5% of households being family households. Of these family households, 69.4% have children. The other households are single-person households (19.0%) and group households (4.5%).

Catchments
Grange is separated into two different catchments for public primary schools. Most of the suburb is in the catchment of Wilston State School and the very eastern part of Grange is in the catchment of Windsor State School. Grange is also separated into two different catchments for public secondary schools. Most of the suburb is in the catchment of Everton Park State High School and the south-east of Grange is in the catchment of Kedron State High School.

Schools
Public schools
 * Wilston State School