  herston is an inner suburb of brisbane, australia located  north of the brisbane cbd. ==geography== herston is dominated by the royal brisbane and women's hospital. the hospital campus is also shared by the queensland institute of medical research and the royal children's hospital. herston is mostly a residential suburb, with some areas of light industry near the main roads. many of herston's residents are employed by the hospital or nearby at the queensland university of technology in kelvin grove. there is also a significant student population that studies at the university. ==demographics== in the 2011 census the population of herston is 1,831, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. the median/average age of the herston population is 29 years of age, 8 years below the australian average. 67.4% of people living in herston were born in australia. the other top responses for country of birth were china 4.2%, england 3.3%, india 2.3%, new zealand 2.2%, vietnam 1%. 75.5% of people speak english as their first language 4.6% mandarin, 1.2% spanish, 1.1% malayalam, 1.1% cantonese, 1% french. ==transport== thumb|rbwh busway station  prior to december 1968 the eastern side of the suburb was served by frequent tram services along bowen bridge road, with routes converging from chermside, kalinga (until 1962), stafford, and grange. these services combined to provide the suburb with an off-peak service of a tram every 2Â½ minutes along bowen bridge road in the late 1950s. the western side of the suburb was served by trams which ran along kelvin grove road. this service also ceased in december 1968. between 1953 and november 1968, the suburb was also served by brisbane city council trolley-buses which connected the suburb with fortitude valley and ran through to stanley bridge in [[east brisbane, queensl
Herston,_Queensland Suburbs_of_Brisbane