Elimbah is a rural town and

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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 ...

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Elimbah had a population of 3,963 people. CC-BY_icon

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Geography

Elimbah is located north of the larger centre of

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

, and south of

Beerburrum Beerburrum is a small town and coastal locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beerburrum had a population of 763 people. Geography The locality is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Bruce Highway passes f ...

. Elimbah has the following mountains: * Round Mountain () * The Saddleback () * Tunbubudla (The Twins) () The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...

passes from south to north through the locality. Further west, Beerburrum Road also runs through from south to north.

Glass House Mountains Road Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) is a continuous road route in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas of Queensland, Australia. Part of it is designated as part of State Route 6. It is a state-controlled road ( ...

(Steve Irwin Way) passes through the north-east corner. The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality, roughly parallel to the highway. The town is served by Elimbah railway station ().

History

The traditional owners of Elimbah were the

Kabi people The Gubbi Gubbi people also known as Kabi Kabi are an Aboriginal Australian people native to south-eastern Queensland. They are now classified as one of several Murri language groups in Queensland. Naming As is often the case, ethnonyms dist ...

, who called the area as the "place of the grey water snake". The town was originally a campsite known as The Six Mile when it became a resting place for horses and bullocks. In 1890, with the breakthrough of the North Coast railway line, it became known as "36miles 68chains". On 20 September 1902, at the urging of local residents, it was officially named Elimbah. Elimbah State School opened on 3 November 1915. Staff and students at Twin View State School, circa 1921

Staff and students at Twin View State School, circa 1921

Twin View State School opened on 4 January 1921 and closed in October 1924. The building was then relocated to

Wamuran Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people. Wamuran is known for its fresh strawberries and pineapples. Geography Wamuran is located ...

to be the new school building for Wamuran State School. The Methodist Church purchased 3 blocks of land in Elimbah in 1913. In 1953, a church was being constructed, with Elimbah Methodist Church opening in 1954. With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...

in 1977, it became Elimbah Uniting Church. In the , Elimbah recorded a population of 3,963 people, 48.7% female and 51.3% male. The median age of the Elimbah population was 39 years, two years older than the national median. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population. 80.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.9% and New Zealand 3.7%. 90.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.6%, Catholic 21.5% and Anglican 17.3%.

Education

Elimbah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 437 students with 35 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). 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. There is no secondary school in Elimbah. The nearest government secondary schools are Caboolture State High School and Tullawong State High School, both in neighbouring Caboolture to the south.

Amenities

Elimbah Uniting Church (formerly Methodist Church), 2006 01

Elimbah Uniting Church is at 3 Coronation Drive (). It is part of the Moreton Rivers Presbytery of the

. St Mary Magdalene Orthodox Christian Mission is part of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. It meets in the Uniting Church.

References

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* * {{Moreton Bay Region localities in Queensland suburbs of Moreton Bay Region