Griffin, Queensland

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Griffin
Moreton Bay Regional CouncilQueensland

Pine River and Dohles Rocks Road, Griffin
Population: 1,191 (2006 Census)
Postcode: 4503
Location: 24 km (15 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Federal Division: Petrie
Suburbs around Griffin:
Kallangur Mango Hill Clontarf
Murrumba Downs Griffin Hays Inlet
Bald Hills Bald Hills Brighton

Griffin is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The origin of the suburb name is from the Griffin family who migrated to Australia from the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. [1]

Griffin contains both residential and agricultural land usage as well as recreational, boating and fishing facilities along the northern shore of the Pine River. Further inland the Pine River diverges into the North Pine and South Pine rivers.

The Osprey House which is an environmental centre is located in Griffin.

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Coordinates: 27°16′S, 153°02′E