Bracalba, Queensland

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Bracalba
Queensland
Population 162 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4512
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Glass House
Federal Division(s) Longman
Suburbs around Bracalba:
D'Aguilar
Bracalba
Wamuran

Bracalba is a rural locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 162 persons, with a median age of 32 years.[1] The name is derived from the Wakawaka language, and refers to the scrub areas of the D'Aguilar Range.[2]

Coordinates: 27°00′S 152°50′E / 27°S 152.83°E / -27; 152.83

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Bray Park is 10,002, 51.2% female and 48.8% male.

The median/average age of the Bray Park population is 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian average.

71.5% of people living in Bracalba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, Scotland 1.8%, Germany 1.8%, Fiji 1.8%, Sri Lanka 1.8%.

90.8% of people speak English as their first language 1.4% Hungarian, 1% Croatian, 1% Italian.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracalba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. 
  2. "Place name details page (Bracalba)". Retrieved 26 December 2013. 


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