Bracalba, Queensland

Bracalba
Queensland
Bracalba
Coordinates 27°00′S 152°50′E / 27°S 152.83°ECoordinates: 27°00′S 152°50′E / 27°S 152.83°E
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 Woodford Wamuran
D'Aguilar
Delaneys Creek
Bracalba Wamuran
Delaneys Creek Wamuran Basin Wamuran

Bracalba is a rural locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia.[2] 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] A large portion of the northern half of Bracalba lies within Beerburrum West State Forest.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Bray Park is 10,002, 51.2% female and 48.8% male.[1] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracalba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Bracalba (entry 45366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.