Yarrabilba is a locality in the

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, Australia. In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 10,240 people.

Geography

As of March 2024, Yarrabilba consists of ten (10) neighbourhoods; The Avenues, Birnam Views, Mallee Pocket, Oak Leaf, The Parks, The Retreat, Sandstone Ridge, Sunrise Crossing, Vista, and Wickham Rise. The Darlington Parklands are located between the Oak Leaf and Vista neighbourhoods on the corner of Darlington Drive and Yarrabilba Drive.

History

Before European settlement, which began around 1862, the land was occupied by the Wangerriburra Clan of the

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group. The name ''Yarrabilba'' comes from the Wangerriburra/Bundjalung language for ''place of song''. The area contained two bora rings where ceremonies involving singing took place. The Beaudesert railway line passing through the area to Canungra operated from 1915 to 1955. During

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the military training base Camp Cable was built between Logan Village and Tamborine, and included much of the land now part of Yarrabilba. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Yarrabilba became part of

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following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. In 2010, it was announced that Yarrabilba would be the location for a future city which is expected to contain 20,000 dwellings housing up to 50,000 people. Two other new urban centres were to be established at Greater Flagstone also in Logan City and Ecco Ripley in the City of Ipswich. In 2011, development began for the new urban precinct.

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was granted approval for the development of the first stage of the project. On 28 November 2014, a portion of Yarrabilba was excised to create a new locality, Kairabah. St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened in 2017. Yarrabilba State School opened on 1 January 2018. Yarrabilba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020. San Damiano College opened in 2021, initially offering Year 7 schooling.

Demographics

In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580 people. In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 10,240 people.

Education

Yarrabilba State School is a government primary school (Prep to Year 6) for boys and girls at 1 Darnell Street (). It includes a

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program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 470 students with 35 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). In February 2020, it had an enrolment of approximately 850 students. St Clare's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 2 Combs Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 120 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 166 students with 19 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). Yarrabilba State Secondary College is a government secondary (Years 7 to 12) school for boys and girls at 22–60 McKinnon Drive (). At the end of 2020 (its first year of operation with only Year 7-8 students), it had an enrolment of 277 students. San Damiano College is a Catholic secondary (Years 7 to 12) school for boys and girls at 980-1040 Yarrabilba Drive ().

References

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