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About Woolloongabba

Woolloongabba ( wuu-lən-GAB-ə) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Woolloongabba had a population of 5,631 people. == Geography == Woolloongabba is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the CBD. It contains the Brisbane Cricket Ground ('the Gabba') and the Princess Alexandra Hospital. It is crossed by several major roads including the Pacific Motorway, Logan Road and Ipswich Road. The suburb was once home to a large tram depot.Buranda is a neighbourhood in the south of the suburb (27.5°S 153.0333°E / -27.5; 153.0333 (Buranda)). The name Buranda comes from Yuggera/Kabi/Bundjalung words buran meaning wind and da meaning place.The Cleveland railway line enters the suburb from the west (Dutton Park) and exits to the east (Coorparoo) with Buranda railway station serving the suburb (27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405 (Buranda railway station)). == History == Experts are divided regarding the Aboriginal meaning of the name, preferring either 'whirling waters' (woolloon and capemm) or 'fight talk place' (woolloon and gabba).Because the area was low-lying and swampy, it was known as the One Mile Swamp. Although this name appears to be unofficial, it was in common use until the early 1890s.The site of the current Princess Alexandra Hospital has had a long history, commencing in 1893 as the Diamantina Orphanage (named after Diamantina Bowen, wife of the first Queensland Governor). The first hospital to operate on the site was the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases from 1901, becoming the South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital from 1943, then the South Brisbane Hospital from 1956, and then renamed Princess Alexandra Hospital in 1960 (to coincide with the visit of Princess Alexandra to Brisbane). The suburb has a significant link to the history of transport in Brisbane.