Coombabah, Queensland

Coombabah is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Coombabah had a population of 9,303.

The word 'Coombabah' is an English corruption of the Aboriginal word, and can have three alternate translations. The first, 'Koomboobah', means 'place of the cobra worms'. The second, 'Koombabah' means 'place of the turtles and the third, Coombabah is an aboriginal word meaning 'home of the turtles', or a pocket of land.

Geography

Surrounding Coombabah is Paradise Point and Hope Island to the north, Arundel to the south, Runaway Bay and Biggera Waters to the east and Helensvale to the west and the Coombabah State High School. The minor arterial road servicing Coombabah is Oxley Drive.

Education

State education is provided by Coombabah State High School and Coombabah State School, a P-7 state primary school.

Notable residents

• Ugly Dave Gray, television personality.

References

• Allen, J. Grammar, Vocabulary and Notes of the Wangerriburra Tribe.
• Gresty, J.A., The Numinbah Valley; its geography, history and Aboriginal associations.
• Steele, J.G., Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River, p. 63.
• Hanlon, W.E., The Early Settlers of the Logan and Albert Districts.

Notes

External links

• Heritage Tour - Coombabah
• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Coombabah