Anstead, Queensland

Anstead is located 21.1 kilometres (13 mi) by road south-west of the Brisbane CBD.^[4]

The suburb is bounded to the west by the northern bank of Dalys Reach (27°33′16″S 152°50′59″E / 27.5544°S 152.8497°E / -27.5544; 152.8497 (Dalys Reach)) of the Brisbane River.^[5] The Moggill Conservation Park occupies the north of the suburb. Historically a rural area, it is now predominantly rural residential with small areas of land in the west of the suburb being either undeveloped or used for grazing on native vegetation.^[6]

Mount Crosby Road runs through from west to east.^[7]

Anstead is named after the original land owner John Anstead, a timber getter and quarry master in the 1860s. Anstead was officially gazetted in 1975, prior to which it was part of the suburb of Moggill.^[3]

In the 2016 census, Anstead had a population of 1,509 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male.^[8] The median age of the Anstead population was 41 years, 3 years above the national median of 38. 72.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 8.5%. 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.4%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 16.3% and Uniting Church 8.8%.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Anstead had a population of 1,522 people.^[2]

There are no schools in Anstead. The nearest government primary school is Moggill State School in neighbouring Moggill to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Kenmore State High School in Kenmore to the north-east.^[6]