Paddington, Queensland
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Martha Street, Paddington | |||||||||||||
Paddington Location in metropolitan Brisbane | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°27′34″S 153°00′04″E / 27.4594°S 153.0011°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 9,063 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,630/km2 (9,390/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4064 | ||||||||||||
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Paddington is an inner-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) west of the Brisbane CBD. At the 2021 census, Paddington had a population of 9,063 people.
Set across steep ridges and hills, the suburb is noted for its distinctive Queenslander houses, many dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Paddington includes the neighbourhood of Rosalie, which has its centre at the junction of Baroona Road and Nash Street (27°27′58″S 152°59′49″E / 27.4661°S 152.9969°E) and was a separate suburb until 1975.
Paddington is one of Brisbane's most famed suburbs noted for its hilly streets and heritage architecture. It has been frequently the subject of artists including William Bustard, Roy Parkinson, and Jon Molvig, as well as contemporary artists and photographers such as William Robinson and Richard Stringer. The areas of Given and Latrobe Terraces and Rosalie village is best known for boutique shopping, cafés, galleries, and dining.