# Archerfield, Queensland

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Archerfield is a mixed-use southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Archerfield had a population of 533 people.

## Geography

Archerfield is bounded by Oxley Creek to the west and by Beaudesert Road to the east.
Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport in the centre and south-west of the suburb (27°34′12″S 153°00′47″E﻿ / ﻿27.570°S 153.013°E﻿ / -27.570; 153.013﻿ (Archerfield Airport)). Most of the rest of the suburb is industrial except for two residential areas, one in the north of the suburb and one in the east.

### Climate

On 8 August 1995, as southern Queensland experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recorded in Archerfield. On 4 January 2014, the suburb recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees, just under the record maximum set in 1940.
Climate data for ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.5 (110.3) | 41.8 (107.2) | 40.2 (104.4) | 34.9 (94.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 42.1 (107.8) | 41.2 (106.2) | 43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.7 (58.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | −0.8 (30.6) | −2.5 (27.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | −2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118.6 (4.67) | 138.7 (5.46) | 100.3 (3.95) | 51.9 (2.04) | 77.1 (3.04) | 57.1 (2.25) | 25.8 (1.02) | 34.8 (1.37) | 28.0 (1.10) | 71.0 (2.80) | 90.2 (3.55) | 122.3 (4.81) | 915.6 (36.05) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.9 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 113.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 51 |
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## History

Archerfield was named after the 14,000-acre Archerfield pastoral station, acquired in 1881 by Michael Durack b 1846 - 1894, an Australian pastoralist and pioneer.
The Grenier family of South Brisbane came from New Zealand to Brisbane in 1845 and, while operating the Grenier Inn at South Brisbane, also farmed land known as "The Willows" with the God's Acre Cemetery being established for Grenier family burials.
In 1931, Archerfield Airport was established as the major airport for Brisbane on the site of "The Willows". The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield with the cemetery in front of it. During World War II, the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific.

## Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population of Archerfield was 510. The median age of the Archerfield population was 37 years of age, the same as the median nationally. 64.5% of people living in Archerfield were born in Australia, slightly less than the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were India 3%, England 2.4%, Philippines 2.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Fiji 2%. 67.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4.2% Vietnamese, 2.2% Samoan, 2% Hindi, 1.8% Gujarati, 1.8% Greek.
In the 2016 census, Archerfield had a population of 544 people.
In the 2021 census, there were 533 people in Archerfield. 64.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were the Philippines 3.0%, Vietnam 2.8%, Afghanistan 1.9%, Nepal 1.7% and New Zealand 1.5%. 66.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Hindi and Samoan, both 1.9%, and Greet 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.8%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 8.6% and Islam 4.9%. The median age stood at 39, one year above both Queenslands and Australias national average.

## Heritage listings

Archerfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* God's Acre Cemetery, Beatty Road (in front of Archerfield Airport, 27°34′19″S 153°00′50″E﻿ / ﻿27.5719°S 153.0138°E﻿ / -27.5719; 153.0138﻿ (God's Acre Cemetery))
* Archerfield Second World War Igloos Complex, 98-138 Kerry Road

## Education

There are no schools in Archerfield. The nearest primary schools are Rocklea State School in neighbouring Rocklea to the north, Coopers Plains State School in neighbouring Coopers Plains to the east, and Acacia Ridge State School in neighbouring Acacia Ridge to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Sunnybank State High School in Sunnybank to the east and Yeronga State High School in Yeronga to the north.

## Amenities

Despite its name, the Archerfield Wetlands is a 150-hectare (370-acre) greenspace precinct within the neighbouring suburbs of Durack, Willawong, Rocklea, and Oxley in the Oxley Creek corridor. It borders the Archerfield Airport. The main entry point to the wetlands is via the Archerfield Wetlands District Park at 455 Bowhill Road, Durack. The district park replaces the former Inala wastewater treatment plant and has a number of indoor and outdoor community spaces, playgrounds with water features, and picnic and barbeque facilities. It is also the start of a number of walking and cycling trails through the larger wetlands.