Geebung, Queensland
| Geebung Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,620 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,160/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4034 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) |
Nudgee Stafford Aspley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lilley | ||||||||||||
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Geebung is a suburb of northern Brisbane, Australia. It is centred on its railway station on the Caboolture railway line. The suburb is named after the Geebung tree of the genus Persoonia which was previously known as the Geebong. The name change came about due to handwritten addresses on letters being incorrectly sent to Geelong.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census the population of Geebung is 4,620, 51.1% female and 48.9% male.
The median/average age of the Geebung population is 37 years of age.
77.5% of people living in Geebung were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.6%, India 1.4%, Philippines 1.1%, China 0.6%.
86.9% of people speak English as their first language 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Samoan.
Fossil find
The suburb was the location for a significant fossil discovery in 2013. The fossils were the remains of a rare 50 million year old crocodile like species and several other animals.[2]
Transport
Geebung railway station and Sunshine railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Geebung (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ Tony Moore (16 July 2013). "'Phenomenal' fossil find in Brisbane's north". BrisbaneTimes (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
Further reading
- Geebong Story - Being the history of Geebung and including the Zillman's Waterholes, Sandgate, Downfall Creek, Deadman's Gully, Cabbage Tree Creek, Happy Valley and Virginia from early settlement to the end of World War I. by Kath Ballard, Geebung Qld 1995.
- Geebung Story: The Next Fifty Years - Being the history of Geebung (with other name for three years) and surrounding north side suburbs including Nundah, Albion, Zillmere, Virginia, Chermside and Sandgate. Embracing Brisbane to the Pine River and beyond and to the bayside areas with an enormous amount of WW2 years of both Australian and American, including a previously unrecorded Chermside Camp map with story and photographs. Every page with names, names, names. by Kath Ballard, Geebung Qld 1998.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geebung, Queensland. |
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Geebung
- "Geebung". BRISbites. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
- "Geebung". Our Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008.
- Picture of Geebung tree with fruit.
Coordinates: 27°22′16″S 153°02′53″E / 27.371°S 153.048°E