Buderim is the central suburb of the town of

Buderim Buderim ( ) is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It sits on a mountain which overlooks the southern Sunshine Coast communities. In the , the urban area of Buderim had a population of 54,483. The name "Buderim" i ...

in the Sunshine Coast Region,

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, Australia. In the , the suburb of Buderim had a population of 29,355 people. It is the central suburb of the town of

and comprises 63% of Buderim's urban population.

History

Palmwoods to Buderim Tramway Track Foundation and Formwork Remnants (2009)

The suburb takes its name from the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of t ...

word ''badderam'' meaning ''red soil'' and ''red honeysuckle'' (a species of

Banksia ''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and fruiting "cones" and heads. ''Banksias'' range ...

) Kabi language, Undanbi group. Refer J.G. Steele. Aboriginal pathways. Brisbane, 1983, p. 179. Buderim Mountain Provisional School on 5 July 1875. Circa 1887 it became Buderim Mountain State School. Buderim Methodist Church was established in 1907 on the corner of Gloucester Road and King Street. A new church was built in 1963 as an extension of the old church. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Buderim Uniting Church. The current church building was built in 1998. On 3 February 2013 the church established a Garden of Remembrance for the interment of cremated ashes. Buderim Road State School opened on 7 February 1916 but was quickly renamed Mons State School. It closed in 1974. Immanuel Lutheran College opened on 30 January 1979. Matthew Flinders Anglican College opened on 1 November 1989. In the , the suburb of Buderim had a population of 29,355 people. CC-BY icon

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. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population. 72.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, New Zealand 4.7%, South Africa 1.6%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%. 90.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6% and Afrikaans 0.5%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.1%, Catholic 19.4% and Anglican 18.2%. The population is mostly of

people of European descent European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities ...

. Buderim has the largest communities of Australians with

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

(13,685; 32.9%),

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

(4,059; 9.8%), Scottish (3,885; 9.3%),

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

(1,955; 4.7%),

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

(586; 2.0%), and

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ancestry (313; 1.1%) out of any suburb in

Heritage listings

Buderim has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 5 Ballinger Crescent: Pioneer Cottage * 12 Dixon Road:

Canambie Homestead Canambie Homestead is a heritage-listed plantation at 12 Dixon Road, Buderim, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It is also known as Joseph Dixon's House. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 22 October ...

* 10 Orme Road:

Buderim House Buderim House is a heritage-listed homestead at 10 Orme Road, Buderim, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Trotter and built by Christian Schriver. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 M ...

* Telco Road:

Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway The Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway is a heritage-listed former tramway at Telco Road, Buderim, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1914 and operated until 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 Jul ...

History

Heritage listings

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