Kurwongbah is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

Queensland ) , 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_ ...

, Australia. In the , Kurwongbah had a population of 1,430 people.

Geography

A section of the eastern boundary of the locality is roughly aligned with the North Coast railway line. In the south east of the locality is Sideling Creek Dam which created the reservoir

Lake Kurwongbah The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the Moreton Bay ...

(). On the shores of the lake is the Lakeside Park, a

motor racing Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...

venue. A large quarry in the south is accessed by Dunlop Lane and owned by Holcim.

History

The name ''Kurwongbah'' is alleged to be the Kabi name for Sideling Creek, meaning "black duck". The name was chosen by a local newspaper competition in 1958. Sideling Creek Dam was built in 1958. Kurwongbah State School opened on 28 January 1986. Despite the name, it is within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring

Petrie Petrie is a surname of Scottish origin which may refer to: People * Alexander Petrie (died 1662), Scottish minister * Alistair Petrie (born 1970), English actor * Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), Scottish-born builder, architect and first free settle ...

. In the , Kurwongbah had a population of 1,420 people, 48.5% female and 51.5% male. The median age of the Kurwongbah population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 81.4% of people living in Kurwongbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 1.4%, Netherlands 0.6%, Germany 0.5%. 93.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Dutch, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% German. In the , Kurwongbah had a population of 1,430 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kurwongbah. The nearest government primary schools are Petrie State School and Kurwongbah State School, both in neighbouring

to the south-east, and Narangba State School and Narangba Valley State School, both in neighbouring

Narangba Narangba is a town and suburb of the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 34 km north of Brisbane CBD. This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater Bris ...

to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Narangba Valley State High School in neighbouring Narangba to the north, Dakabin State High School in neighbouring Dakabin to the east, and Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east.

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* {{authority control Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Localities in Queensland