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| Yarrabilba Logan City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°48′51″S153°07′16″E / 27.8141°S 153.1211°E /-27.8141; 153.1211 (Yarrabilba (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,240 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 764/km2 (1,979/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4207 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Logan City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Logan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Yarrabilba is alocality in theCity of Logan,Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the2021 census, Yarrabilba had a population of 10,240 people.[1]
As of March 2024, Yarrabilba consists of ten (10) neighbourhoods; The Avenues, Birnam Views, Mallee Pocket, Oak Leaf, The Parks, The Retreat, Sandstone Ridge, Sunrise Crossing, Vista, and Wickham Rise.[4]
The Darlington Parklands are located between the Oak Leaf and Vista neighbourhoods on the corner of Darlington Drive and Yarrabilba Drive.[5]
Before European settlement, which began around 1862, the land was occupied by the Wangerriburra Clan of theYugambeh language group. The nameYarrabilba comes from theWangerriburra/Bundjalung language forplace of song. The area contained twobora rings where ceremonies involving singing took place.[2]
TheBeaudesert railway line passing through the area toCanungra operated from 1915 to 1955.[6]
DuringWorld War II the military training baseCamp Cable was built between Logan Village and Tamborine, and included much of the land now part of Yarrabilba.[7]
Formerly in theShire of Beaudesert, Yarrabilba became part ofLogan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.
In 2010, it was announced that Yarrabilba would be the location for a future city which is expected to contain 20,000 dwellings housing up to 50,000 people.[8] Two other new urban centres were to be established atGreater Flagstone also in Logan City andEcco Ripley in theCity of Ipswich.[citation needed]
In 2011, development began for the new urban precinct.[9]Lend-Lease was granted approval for the development of the first 93.2-hectare (230-acre) stage of the project.[citation needed]
On 28 November 2014, a portion of Yarrabilba was excised to create a new locality,Kairabah.[2][10]
St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened in 2017.[11][12]
Yarrabilba State School opened on 1 January 2018.[13][14]
Yarrabilba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020.[13][15]
San Damiano College opened in 2021, initially offering Year 7 schooling.[16]
In the2016 census, Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580 people.[17]
In the2021 census, Yarrabilba had a population of 10,240 people.[1]
Yarrabilba State School is a government primary school (Prep to Year 6) for boys and girls at 1 Darnell Street (27°48′13″S153°06′53″E / 27.8036°S 153.1146°E /-27.8036; 153.1146 (Yarrabilba State School)).[18][19] It includes aspecial education program.[18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 470 students with 35 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).[20] In February 2020, it had an enrolment of approximately 850 students.[21][14]
St Clare's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Combs Street (27°48′20″S153°06′31″E / 27.8055°S 153.1087°E /-27.8055; 153.1087 (St Clare's Primary School)).[18][22][23][24] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 120 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[25][24][26] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 166 students with 19 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[20]
Yarrabilba State Secondary College is a government secondary (Years 7-12) school for boys and girls at 22-60 McKinnon Drive (27°48′31″S153°07′17″E / 27.8087°S 153.1213°E /-27.8087; 153.1213 (Yarrabilba Secondary College)).[27] At the end of 2020 (its first year of operation with only Year 7-8 students), it had an enrolment of 277 students.[28]
San Damiano College is a Catholic secondary (Years 7-12) school for boys and girls at 980-1040 Yarrabilba Drive (27°48′34″S153°07′02″E / 27.8095°S 153.1171°E /-27.8095; 153.1171 (San Damiano College)).[29]
