Cainbable is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government ...

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, Australia. In the , Cainbable had a population of 74 people.

Geography

The locality is a long north-south the valley formed around Cainbable Creek, which rises in

O'Reilly O'Reilly ( ga, Ó Raghallaigh) is a group of families, ultimately all of Irish Gaelic origin, who were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred a ...

to the south and then flows north through Cainbable exiting to the north ( Nindooinbah) where it becomes a tributary of the Albert River. There is a mountain, also called Cainbable () rising to on the ridge on the eastern boundary of the locality. A small area in the south of the locality forms part of the

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

which extends through neighbouring O'Reilly and Sarabah and areas beyond. Apart from the protected area, the land use is almost entirely

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation with small areas of irrigated pastures and irrigated crop growing in the north of the locality around the creek.

History

In the Cainbable had a population of 74 people. The locality contained 36 households, in which 50.7% of the population were males and 49.3% of the population were females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,375, $63 below the national average.

Education

There are no schools in Cainbable. The nearest government primary schools are Darlington State School in

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington under ...

to the south-west and Canungra State School in

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 ...

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the north-west and

Tamborine Mountain State High School Tamborine Mountain State High School (TMSHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school located on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. Education Queensland has implemented an enrolment catchment area for Tamborine Mountain State High S ...

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain is a plateau and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 7,506 people. Geography The plateau is a , . The name is from the of Yugumbir language of the Wanger ...

to the north-east.

Attractions

The locality's elevated terrain provides many opportunities for excellent vistas along Duck Creek Road, from north to south: * Jean and Tom Lookout () *Barram's Outlook () *Rics Lookout () *Tom's Lookout () *Father Busser of St Mary's Lookout () *Sister Catharina's Bend () *Jackies Rest () *Hugh's Haven () * Rogers Corner () *Lookout for Fr Canzer () *Shepards Lookout () * Kerry Lookout () * Kurrajong Lookout ()

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland