Bongaree, Queensland

Bongaree is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 14,275 persons, with a median age of 55 years.^[1]

The suburb is named after the Aboriginal explorer Bungaree.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Bongaree is 6,524, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.

The median/average age of the Bongaree population is 62 years of age, 25 years above the Australian average.

74% of people living in Bongaree were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 4.1%, Scotland 1%, Netherlands 0.9%, Germany 0.6%.

90.9% of people speak English as their first language 0.4% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Thai.

Schools

Bribie Island State School, ^[2] and Bribie Island State High School, ^[3] are both located on First Avenue in Bongaree.

See also

• Bribie Island Seaside Museum

References

Coordinates: 27°04′53″S 153°09′25″E / 27.0814°S 153.1569°E / -27.0814; 153.1569