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Algester was detached from Acacia Ridge and named in 1972, after the main road in the district. The road's name dates from about 1910 when a local family formed it and gave it the name 'Alcester', after an English town. 

In 1968, Leighton Properties planned a suburban estate with the proposed name of 'Ridgewood Heights'. Whilst the estate's main access route retains that name, the Queensland Place Names Board, substituted 'Algester' in 1972.

 During this time, Algester Road and Dalmeny Street were connected as non-sealed roads and the only thoroughfare into the suburb, which was then still virgin bushland. Dalmeny Street ended at the first house to be built in the suburb known then as Lot 22 (now numbered as 133). These early residents were exposed to the abundance of native Australian flora and fauna, before development in the mid-1970s. 

Algester was heavily developed from the mid-1970s and has also seen considerable recent development. It forms part of the Brisbane Agricultural Reserve, which once covered a large area of southern Brisbane. 

The size of Algester is approximately 3.6 square kilometres. It has 10 parks covering nearly 7.6% of total area. The population of Algester in 2011 was 8,262 people. By 2016 the population was 8,416 showing a population growth of 1.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Algester is 30-39 years. Households in Algester are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Algester work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 70.1% of the homes in Algester were owner-occupied compared with 69.5% in 2016. Currently the median sales price of houses in the area is $610,000.

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