Karrabin is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Karrabin had a population of 416 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the

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. The

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enters the locality from the south-west ( Wulkaraka) and exits to the west ( Walloon) with Karrabin railway station serving the locality (). The land use is a mixture of

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and

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on native vegetation.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Bundjalung Aboriginal language meaning red gum. Karrabin State School opened on 4 July 1932 and closed on 15 June 1958. West Moreton Anglican College opened on 1994.

Demographics

At the , Karrabin had a population of 474 people, 48.5% female and 51.5% male. The median/average age of the Karrabin population is 39 years of age, 2 years above the Australian average. 86.9% of people living in Karrabin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.1%, Germany 0.6%, Fiji 0.6%, Jamaica 0.6%. 96% of people speak English as their first language 0.6% French, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Greek. In the , Karrabin had a population of 423 people. In the , Karrabin had a population of 416 people.

Education

West Moreton Anglican College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Keswick Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,411 students with 101 teachers (99 full-time equivalent) and 73 non-teaching staff (67 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Karrabin. The nearest government primary schools are Walloon State School in neighbouring Walloon to the west, Leichhardt State School in Leichhardt in

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to the south, and James Blair State School in

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in Ipswich to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

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in neighbouring Brassall to the east.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Karners () * Larsens ()

Transport

Karrabin Railway Station provides

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services to

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and

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via Ipswich.

References

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