In recent years, many high density apartment blocks have been approved throughout the retail area of the suburb and are now under construction.

Police reported 'a huge number of dead' as a vast area of the suburb was set ablaze.

Extensive development of the northern area of the suburb occurred in the late 1920s and again in the 1950s.

There is greenspace throughout the residential areas of the suburb.

The area of the suburb is 1.81 km2.

After a dispute over the environmental impact of the development, building works commenced on the previously industrial lakeside area of the suburb.

As a result, large areas of the suburb stood derelict for several years.

From 11 January low-lying areas of the suburb and other places in Brisbane were evacuated.

Mascot railway station, is located in the residential and business area of the suburb.

These constituted the entire area of the current suburb.