The area was originally part of Indooroopilly and later part of Toowong.
Originally known as Indooroopilly Pocket, for a short time it was called Toowong South and part of the area was hived off as Lang Farm.

Sugar plantations were established in the area in the 1860s.
William Alexander Wilson, born in St Lucia in the West Indies, purchased the Coldridge Plantation in 1882 and renamed it St Lucia Sugar Plantation.
It was subdivided in 1883 for housing and the name was transferred to the subdivision.

Toowong Mixed State School opened on 10 October 1870.
It was renamed Indooroopilly State School in 1879 and then Indooroopilly Pocket State School in 1888.
It was renamed Ironside State School in October 1904 after the neighbouring estate of John Dunmore Lang.
The area was originally part of Indooroopilly and later part of Toowong. Originally known as Indooroopilly Pocket, for a short time it was called Toowong South and part of the area was hived off as Lang Farm.
Sugar plantations were established in the area in the 1860s. William Alexander Wilson, born in St Lucia in the West Indies, purchased the Coldridge Plantation in 1882 and renamed it St Lucia Sugar Plantation. It was subdivided in 1883 for housing and the name was transferred to the subdivision.
Toowong Mixed State School opened on 10 October 1870. It was renamed Indooroopilly State School in 1879 and then Indooroopilly Pocket State School in 1888. It was renamed Ironside State School in October 1904 after the neighbouring estate of John Dunmore Lang.
St Lucia, Queensland