Yarrabilba is a

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

City of Logan Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

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 , Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580 people.

Geography

As of June 2018, Yarrabilba consists of seven neighbourhoods; The Avenues, Oak Leaf, The Retreat, Sandstone Ridge, Sunrise Crossing, Vista, and Wickham Rise (under construction). The Darlington Parklands are located between the Oak Leaf and Vista neighbourhoods on the corner of Darlington Drive and Yarrabilba Drive.

History

Before European settlement, which began around 1862, the land was occupied by the Wangerriburra Clan of the

Yugambeh language Yugambeh (or ''Mibanah'', from , 'language of men' or 'sound of eagles'), also known as Tweed-Albert Bandjalang, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Yugambeh living in South-East Queensland between and within the Logan River ...

group. The name ''Yarrabilba'' comes from the Wangerriburra/Bundjalung language for ''place of song''. The area contained two

bora ring Bora is an initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal people of Eastern Australia. The word "bora" also refers to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, boys, having reached puberty, achieve the status of men. The initiation c ...

s where ceremonies involving singing took place. The

Beaudesert railway line The Beaudesert railway line (also known as the Upper Logan railway line) is a disused branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. The first section opened in 1885, the line was completed in 1888 and operated as a Queensland Government Ra ...

passing through the area to

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Canungra had a population of 1,229 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hint ...

operated from 1915 to 1955. Camp Cable memorial cairn b&w

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

the military training base

Camp Cable Camp Cable, Australia was a World War II army training base near Logan Village, Queensland, Australia. The base was first known as Camp Tamborine but renamed in honour of Sergeant Gerald O. Cable. Constructed in 1942 for the United States Army ...

was built between Logan Village and Tamborine, and included much of the land now part of Yarrabilba. Formerly in the

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire co ...

, Yarrabilba became part of

Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. In 2010, it was announced that Yarrabilba would be the location for a future city which is expected to contain 20,000 dwellings housing up to 50,000 people. Two other new urban centres were to be established at

Greater Flagstone Greater Flagstone is a district and development area located within the Logan City local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. Greater Flagstone is situated along the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor between two future employment pre ...

also in Logan City and

Ecco Ripley Ecco Ripley is a master-planned community in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It will be Queensland's biggest housing development and Australia's largest-ever master planned community. The site lies in the northern foothills of the Fli ...

in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The Ci ...

. In 2011, development began for the new urban precinct.

Lend-Lease Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (), was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, ...

was granted approval for the development of the first stage of the project. On 28 November 2014, a portion of Yarrabilba was excised to create a new locality, Kairabah. In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580 people. St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened in 2017. Yarrabilba State School opened on 1 January 2018. Yarrabilba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020. San Damiano College opened in 2021, initially offering Year 7 schooling.

Education

Yarrabilba State Secondary College, 2020

Yarrabilba State School is a government primary school (Prep to Year 6) for boys and girls at 1 Darnell Street (). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 470 students with 35 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). In February 2020, it had an enrolment of approximately 850 students. St Clare's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Combs Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 120 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 166 students with 19 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).

Yarrabilba State Secondary College Yarrabilba State Secondary College is a secondary school located in Yarrabilba, a locality of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Construction was completed in 2019, and the school was opened for grades 7 and 8 in January 2020. Its first year 10 ...

is a government secondary (Years 7-12) school for boys and girls at 22-60 McKinnon Drive (). At the end of 2020 (its first year of operation with only Year 7-8 students), it had an enrolment of 277 students. San Damiano College is a Catholic secondary (Years 7-12) school for boys and girls at 980-1040 Yarrabilba Drive ().

References

{{Logan City 1862 establishments in Australia Planned residential developments Queensland in World War II Localities in Queensland