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Stafford is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stafford had a population of 6,561 people.

Stafford is predominantly a residential suburb, including some original Queenslander style homes and a significant number of post war Queensland Housing Commission homes on quarter acre blocks built around the 1940s and 1950s. Stafford lies to the west of Lutwyche Road, along the banks of Kedron Brook. Being an area of that age, many of Stafford's residents are elderly, but there younger families are increasing there. Sparkes Hill is in the south west of the suburb and is above sea level. The water reservoir on the top of the hill holds , which 16% of Brisbane's water supply.

Stafford was originally called Happy Valley. It is possible that the name originates from the fact that Sir Thomas Brisbane for whom the city is named was an officer in the Staffordshire Regiment – a Stafford Knot is featured in the city's coat of arms. A public move to rename the area after the English county of Staffordshire in 1885 and 1886 led to its current name. On 24 January 1955 the Stafford Infants State School opened removing the younger children from the main. The infant school closed on 9 December 1977 and the younger children became part of the main school again. A map produced to advertise the sale shows the land for sale being off Main Stafford (or Happy Valley) Road, near Clifford St. In January 1953, an old army hut was relocated to the site to be converted to a chapel. The new chapel was dedicated early in March 1954. In 1963, the Stafford church became independent of the Kedron church. It is now known as the Fellowship Baptist Church of Christ. Queen of Apostles Catholic Primary School opened on 30 January 1962. In 1969, it opened its second campus for the younger students in neighboring Stafford Heights to the north. Construction commenced on the water reservoirs on top of Sparkes Hill in 1973 and was completed in 1978. (also known as Scotia Works), closed in 1982 to make way for the Stafford City Shopping Centre, which opened in March 1984. The center was extended again in 1997, which opened in December of that year to include a new food court and the first 10 screen cinema complex in Brisbane at the time, operated by Australian Multiplex Cinemas. Previously, the Stafford Road shopping strip at the tram terminus was the local centre.

In the , the population of Stafford was 6978, 51% female and 49% male.

Stafford State School is a government primary (Prep 6) school for boys and girls at 314 Stafford Road In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 264 students with 32 teachers (25 full time equivalent) and 33 non teaching staff (19 full time equivalent). It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 486 students with 40 teachers (28 full time equivalent) and 35 non teaching staff (17 full time equivalent).