Berrinba is a

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Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

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, Australia. In the , Berrinba had a population of 1,345 people.

History

Berrinba was named as a suburb within the

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on 1 November 1971 by the

Queensland Place Names Board ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. The name ''Berrinba'' is an Aboriginal word meaning ''towards the south''. Berrinba East State School opened on 24 January 1977. In 1979,

Logan City Council Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

and

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agreed to transfer Berrinba to Logan City in 1979, but it was not implemented until January 1997. Berrinba East State School opened on 24 January 1977. In the , Berrinba had a population of 1,382 people. The population was 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Berrinba population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median. 59.6% of people living in Berrinba were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.5%, England 2.7%, India 2%, South Africa 1.8%, Fiji 1.7%. 67.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.2% Hindi, 2.2% Arabic, 2.2% Samoan. In the , Berrinba had a population of 1,345 people.

Education

Berrinba East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 165 Bardon Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 456 students with 35 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. There is no secondary school in Berrinba. The nearest government secondary school is

Woodridge State High School Woodridge State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school in Woodridge, a suburb of Logan, Queensland, Australia. The school opened in 1972, and currently has an enrolment of 1200 students (as of May 2016). While the school and su ...

in neighbouring

Logan Central Logan Central is a mixed-use suburb and the central business district and administrative centre of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Logan Central had a population of 5,945 people. Geography Once forming part of Woodridge ...

to the north-east. In October 2020 approval was given to Al-Madinah Cultural, Educational and Welfare Institute Limited to establish the IQRA College of Brisbane at 97-109 Bardon Road (). The school will be a co-education primary school (Prep-6) and expects to open on 24 January 2022.

Amenities

Logan Central Multicultural Uniting Church is at 119 Bardon Road (). It holds services in English, Samoan, and Tongan.

Wetlands

Berrinba Wetlands is a man-made recreational park covering along Scrubby Creek. Scrubby Creek joins Slacks Creek which enters the

Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South ...

. The park contains of walkways and bike tracks, nesting boxes and substantial bridges with rails designed to collapse during flooding if required. Non-native trees have been removed and more than 400,000 native plants were planted.

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