Sarabah is a

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in the

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. In the , Sarabah had a population of 68 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Sarabah Range and to the east by the Darlington Range with a valley in-between. ''Canungra Creek'' enters the locality from the south (

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) and forms part of the south-eastern boundary before flowing north through the valley and exiting to the north (

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

). The elevations range from above sea level. A section of

Lamington National Park The Lamington National Park is a national park in the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport, Queensland, Southport on the Gold Coast, Australia, Gold Coast the park is to the southwest and Brisbane ...

is in the south-west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use of the locality is predominantly

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on native vegetation. There are two roads through the locality. Lamington National Park Road enters the locality from the north (Canungra) and loosely follows the western boundary of the locality (the Sarabah Range) before entering the locality's section of Lamington National Park, from which the road exits to the south-west ( Cainbable). The other road, Sarabah Road, also enters from Canungra and travels along the valley floor (crossing the creek from time to time) providing access to the homes and farms, before exiting to the south-east ( Illinbah).

History

Sarabah Provisional School opened on 6 June 1892 and closed in June 1899.

Demographics

In the , Sarabah had a population of 55 people. The locality contains 25 households, in which 48.0% of the population are males and 52.0% of the population are females. The population's media age of 56 is 18 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average. In the , Sarabah had a population of 68 people.

Education

There are no schools in Sarabah. The nearest government primary school is Canungra State School in neighbouring Canungra to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Tamborine Mountain State High School in

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain, also known simply as Mount Tamborine, is a plateau, geographic subregion and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 8,105 people. Geography The plate ...

to the north-east.

References

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