Donnybrook is a coastal town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 664 people.

Geography

Donnybrook is north of

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, the state capital. The closest major population centre is

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, to the west. The town of Donnybrook is on the coast of the

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but is separated by the narrow Pumicestone Passage from

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History

The town name was approved by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 October 1975. The name appears to be derived from a

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site, or because of fights amongst oyster gatherers at weekend camps. The town started out as a small fishing community but has since developed into a tourist destination. Pumicestone Post Office opened on 1 August 1958. It was renamed Donnybrook in 1976. Donnybrook District Bowls Club opened in 1980. In 2018, it broadened its scope to include darts and fishing. In 1985, an unsealed road running along the waterfront was named Grant Lane after Robert Grant (1895 – 15 November 1991) for his 90th birthday, a popular local who everyone knew as "Pop". A few years later the road was sealed after he had complained for years of the dust produced by all the passers-by. Sand mining commenced in the area in 2009 but was abandoned a few years later in 2012 because the sand resource was found to be poor and the mine was unprofitable.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 554 people. In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 461 people, 48.6% female and 51.4% male. The median age of the Donnybrook population was 53 years, compared to the national median age of 37. 87.3% of people living in Donnybrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.8%, Germany 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Papua New Guinea 1.1%, Wales 0.9%. 93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 1.1% Greek. In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 617 people. In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 664 people.

Education

There are no schools in Donnybrook. The nearest primary schools are Beerburrum State School in neighbouring Beerburrum to the north-west and Pumicestone State School in

to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is

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in Caboolture to the south-west.

Transport

There is no regular public bus service in Donnybrook, however there is one bus service every Thursday. This service is operated under route 9999. It travels from Toorbul providing connection to services at

and Morayfield.

Amenities

Donnybrook Community Hall is at 26 Edith Street (corner of Alice Street, ). The

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operates a

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service which visits the Donnybook Community Hall. Donnybrook Post Office is at 10 Alice Street, south-west corner with Amy Street (). Donnybrook Rural Fire Station is at 55 Alice Street (). The boat ramp at the end of Grant Lane opposite caravan park () provides boating access to the Pumicestone Passage. It is managed by the

. Donnybrook Sports & Community Club is at 11 Amy Street (). It offers competitive and social lawn bowls, social darts, and competitive and social fishing events for members and visitors.

References

External links

* {{authority control Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland