Alderley is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alderley had a population of 6,748 people. At the auction, only 51 of the 296 lots were sold for an average price of for a total of .
On 14 March 1914, auctioneers Isles, Love & Co offered 86 residential lots (mostly 16 perches) in the Green Hills Estate bounded by Lloyd Street to the north, Cole Street to the east and both sides of Elfreda Street.
On 29 October 1921, auctioneers Blocksidge & Ferguson offered 232 residential allotments of 18 and 22 perches in the Smyth's Hill Estate bounded by Longsight Street to the north, Raymont Road to the south, Longsight Street to the west and Mornington Street to the east. (Mornington Street does not exist in this far south due to the subsequent development of Alderley Grove Park.)
On 17 June 1922, auctioneers Cameron Bros offered 53 residential sites of mostly 16 perches in Hall Street, Alderley Avenue and Wakefield Streets.
On 2 October 1937, auctioneers Isles, Love & Co offered 26 residential sites ranging from 24 to 31 perches in Section 2 of the Manwaring Estate on Goskar Avenue and Banks Road.
Grange Heights Methodist Church opened on Saturday 23 February 1946 at 26 Progress Road (). It became Grange Heights Uniting Church. It closed between 1975 and 1990. The building still exists and is used as a childcare centre.
Trams operated by the Brisbane City Council ran to the suburb between 1949 and 1968.
Demographics
In the , Alderley recorded a population of 5,679 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Alderley population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 78.5% of people living in Alderley were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.7%, India 1.1%, Nepal 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 88.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1% Nepali, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Cantonese.
In the , Alderley had a population of 6,748 people.
Heritage listings
thumb|[[Farrington House, Alderley|Farrington House, 1932]]
Alderley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Farrington House, 39 David Street ()
- Newmarket Brickworks Chimney, 117 Mina Parade ()
- Strathearn (house), 16 Quarry Road ()
Education
There are no schools in Alderley. The nearest government primary schools are Enoggera State School in neighbouring Enoggerra to the west, Wilston State School in neighbouring Grange to the east, Newmarket State School in neighbouring Newmarket to the south-east, and Oakleigh State School in neighbouring Ashgrove to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Everton Park State High School in Everton Park to the north and Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove to the south-east.
Amenities
thumb|Banks Street Reserve, 2013
Alderley has several warehouses, a police station and a community-based shopping complex that includes a supermarket. There are also a number of parks in the suburb:
- Alderley Grove Park ()
- Banks Street Reserve ()