Dakabin, Queensland

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Dakabin
Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland
Population: 1,275 (2006)
Postcode: 4503
Location: 26 km (16 mi) from Brisbane central business district
LGA: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Federal Division: Longman
Suburbs around Dakabin:
Narangba Narangba Deception Bay
Kurwongbah Dakabin North Lakes
Petrie Kallangur Kallangur

Dakabin is a suburb 26 kilometres north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The origin of the suburb name is from the Yugarabul Aboriginal language meaning grass tree or grass root. [1]

Alma Park Zoo is a tourist attraction in Dakabin, it is a 20 acre park which contains Australian and exotic species as well as tropical gardens. The Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit also located in Dakabin near Lake Kurwongbah.

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Dakabin railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.



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  1. ^ Place name details

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Coordinates: 27°14′S 152°59′E / -27.233, 152.983