The Centenary Suburbs are a group of seven suburbs located in the outer-west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, bordered by the Brisbane River to the North and West, the Centenary Highway to the east and Wolston Creek to the South, and their name honours the centenary of the state of Queensland, which separated from New South Wales in 1859. All suburbs have the postcode of 4074. Originally the land was all known as Jindalee, indeed the 1967/68 Australian Scout Jamboree, held in what is now Jamboree Heights, is recorded as being held in Jindalee. From 1960 onwards Jindalee was progressively broken up into smaller suburbs, being:
- Jindalee
- Mount Ommaney
- Jamboree Heights
- Middle Park
- Westlake
- Riverhills
- Sumner
While originally referring to new suburbs west of Centenary Highway, the descriptor of 'Centenary Suburbs' is now arguably applied to include also the new residential areas developed on the eastern side of that highway, namely Sinnamon Park and Seventeen Mile Rocks (postcode 4073).
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