Brookfield is believed to have been named by Lucinda Brimblecombe (née Logan) due to the course of Moggil Creek through the area. Development in the Brookfield area began in 1869, when the area was opened for logging and farming. A
Bible Christian Church congregation (a denomination of
Methodism) was established in 1869. Brookfield State School opened on 27 March 1871 on a site donated by Mr J. W. Barnett. In 1874, a teacher's residence was built for the school. In 2021, the school celebrated its 150th anniversary. The original school building is still in use. In 1872, a site was reserved for recreation. Brookfield Post Office opened on 12 August 1876, but was downgraded to a receiving office in mid 1914. It was upgraded to a post office in 1919–1920, but closed in March 1924. It opened again in 1947, but closed in 1974. In 1885, the
Queensland Government reserved of land for a public hall. The Bible Christian church building was relocated to the site to be used as the hall. Brookfield Cemetery was opened in 1886. In October 1892, the Anglican parish of Indooroopilly purchased land for a church on the north-east corner of Brookfield Road and Boscombe Road for
£20 from the owner, William Thomas Gee. The
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd cost
£220 to build and was consecrated on
Easter Monday 2 April 1893 by
Anglican Bishop of Brisbane,
William Webber. The first
Brookfield Show was held on Wednesday 20 July 1910. Gold Creek Provisional School opened in 1919, becoming Gold Creek State School on 1 October 1926. It closed circa 1936. It was located at 528 Gold Creek Road (). On 12 May 1934 the Anglican Church opened St Christopher's Lodge, a home for boys. It was officially opened by
James Francis Maxwell, the Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for
Toowong. It was a farm school which operated until circa 1959. Around this time, of the site was sold to the Presbyterian Church (now the
Uniting Church in Australia) to develop an aged care centre. It was subsequently used a
friary used by the
Society of Saint Francis, a centre for contemplative spirituality and other community purposes. It is now within the suburb of
Kenmore Hills and is listed on the
Brisbane Heritage Register. In 2019 the site was sold by the Anglican Church to the Uniting Church on the condition that community could continue to use the site. In 1957, Rita O'Hanlan offered riding lessons at the showgrounds, which evolved into the Brookfield Horse and Pony Club. == Demographics ==