Berrinba, Queensland

Berrinba Logan City, Queensland
Berrinba Wetlands picnic area, 2014
Berrinba
Coordinates	27°39′39″S 153°4′45″E / 27.66083°S 153.07917°E / -27.66083; 153.07917Coordinates: 27°39′39″S 153°4′45″E / 27.66083°S 153.07917°E / -27.66083; 153.07917
Population	1,382 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	4117
Location	24 km (15 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Brisbane City Council Logan City
State electorate(s)	Stretton
Federal Division(s)	Moreton, Rankin
Suburbs around Berrinba: Drewvale Karawatha Logan Central Browns Plains Berrinba Kingston Heritage Park Crestmead Marsden

Berrinba is a suburb in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.^[2] Berringa was once also within the City of Brisbane but that part of the suburb has been renamed Karawatha.^[3] At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,382.^[1]

History

The naming of the suburb Berrinba is originated from an Aboriginal word meaning to indicate towards the south for example to the left of a speaker with the sunrise behind him/her.^[2]

Demographics

Billabong at Berrinba Wetlands, 2014

In the 2011 Census the population of Berrinba is 1,382, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.^[1] The median/average age of the Berrinba population is 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian average.^[1] 59.6% of people living in Berrinba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.5%, England 2.7%, India 2%, South Africa 1.8%, Fiji 1.7%.^[1] 67.5% of people speak English as their first language 3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.2% Hindi, 2.2% Arabic, 2.2% Samoan.^[1]

Wetlands

Berrinba Wetlands is a man-made recreational park covering 120 ha along Scrubby Creek. Scrubby Creek joins Slacks Creek which enters the Logan River. The park contains 8.5 km of walkways and bike tracks, nesting boxes and substantial bridges designed to collapse during flooding if required. Non-native trees have been removed and more than 400,000 native plants were planted.^[4]

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