Burpengary East is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Burpengary East had a population of 9,654 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by the

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on the west. It is bounded by the

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on the north-east, where the river enters Deception Bay (the bay) which then forms a short eastern boundary to the suburb. The southern boundary is approximates the course of Little Burpengary Creek. Burpengary Creek flows through the suburb from west to east where it empties into Deception Bay.The suburb is predominantly used for residential housing, although some areas remain rural or undeveloped. Deception Bay Conservation Park is in the south-east of the suburb extending south to Deception Bay (the suburb). The suburb is mostly used for residential housing with a mixture of smaller suburban blocks and larger

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blocks. However, land along the creeks and rivers is mostly used for

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on native vegetation or undeveloped due to being marshland.

History

Burpengary East was part of the suburb of Burpengary until it was separately gazetted in 2010.

Demographics

Education

There are no schools in Burpengary East. The nearest government primary schools are Morayfield East State School in neighbouring Morayfield to the north-west, Bupengary State School in neighbouring Burpengary to the west, and Deception Bay North State School in neighbouring Deception Bay to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Burpengary State Secondary College in Burpengary to the south-west and Morayfield State High School in Morayfield to the north-west.

Facilities

Burpengary East Sewage Treatment Plant is in the south-east of the suburb at 601 Uhlmann Road (). It is operated by Unity Water and discharges the treated wastewaster via a pipeline into the Caboolture River.

Amenities

Krause Park is at 289-323 Old Bay Road (). There is a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 33-37 Buckley Road (). The Burpengary Group of the

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meets at Burpengary & District Men's Shed on the corner of Maitland & Old Bay Roads. There is a boat ramp and floating walkway on Uhlmann road on the south bank of Caboolture River (). It is managed by the

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References

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