Berrinba is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

Logan City The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Lo ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Berrinba had a population of 2,615 people.

History

Berrinba was named as a suburb within the

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ...

on 1 November 1971 by the

Queensland Place Names Board Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...

. 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 The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast ...

and

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agreed to transfer Berrinba to Logan City in 1979, but it was not implemented until January 1997.

Demographics

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. In the , the population had grown to 2,615 (50.6% female and 49.4% male), with a median age of 27, 11 years below the Australian median of 38. 52.3% of people living in Berrinba were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 10.6%, India 3.9%, Afghanistan 3.0%, Fiji 2.3% and the Philippines 2.1%. 52.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4.1% Punjabi, 4.0% Arabic, 2.6% both Hindi and Samoan and 2.3%

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. 27.8% of people did not have a religious affiliation. Most common religions were Islam (19.7%), Catholic (13.8%) and Christian ''not further defined'' (4.4%)

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 (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

program. There is no secondary school in Berrinba. The nearest government secondary school is Woodridge State High School 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 6,210 people. Geography Once forming part of Woodridge, L ...

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 dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

. 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.

References

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* {{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City