Toorbul is a coastal town and a

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

in the

City of Moreton Bay The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Estab ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , the locality of Toorbul had a population of 958 people.

Geography

Toorbul is north of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

. Toorbul is bounded on the east by Pumicestone Channel which separates mainland Queensland from

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

. It is bounded to the north by Elimbah Creek and to the south by Ningi Creek, both which flow into the Pumicestone Channel. There are a number of low flat islands immediately off the coast which are included within the locality including Parrot Island and Shag Island. The town is located along the north-east coast of the locality. Pumicestone Road connects the entire locality running from the west (

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

) through to the town on the eastern coast.

History

The town takes its name from Toorbul Point, which is believed to be a Yuggera language (Yugarabul dialect) word referring to a specific Aboriginal people associated with the Ninghi area. However, Toorbul Point is not within the present day boundaries of the locality of Toorbul but in Sandstone Point to the south-east. Toorbul Provisional School opened circa 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Toorbul State School. It experienced some temporary closures most likely due to low student numbers and closed permanently circa 1935. It was on a site at 1461-1477 Pumicestone Road (). In 1944 during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, RAAF 210 Radar Station was established at 1295 Pumicestone Road. It was a British-designed Advanced Chain Overseas (ACO) radar stations, one of four constructed in Queensland.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Toorbul had a population of 877 people, 47.2% female and 52.8% male. The median age of the Toorbul population was 53 years, 16 years above the national median of 37. 80% of people living in Toorbul were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Papua New Guinea 0.6%, Finland 0.3%, Denmark 0.3%. 88.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Finnish, 0.3% Japanese. In the , the locality of Toorbul had a population of 930 people. In the , the locality of Toorbul had a population of 958 people.

Transport

There is no regular public bus service in Donnybrook, however there is one bus service every Thursday. This service is operated under route 9999. It travels from Toorbul via Donnybrook providing connection to services at

and Morayfield.

Amenities

The

Moreton Bay Regional Council The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as 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 g ...

operates a

mobile library A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Boo ...

service which visits the Jetty Car Park on The Esplanade.

Education

There are no schools in Toorbul. There are primary and secondary schools in neighbouring Caboolture.

References

External links

* * * — description of Toorbul in 1932 Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland Towns in Queensland {{authority control