Yarrabilba is a

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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

Yugambeh language Yugambeh (or ''Mibanah'', from , 'language of men' or 'sound of eagles'), also known as Tweed-Albert Bandjalang, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Yugambeh living in South-East Queensland between and within the Logan Rive ...

group. The name ''Yarrabilba'' comes from the Wangerriburra/Bundjalung language for ''place of song''. The area contained two

bora ring Bora is an initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal people of Eastern Australia. The word "bora" also refers to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, boys, having reached puberty, achieve the status of men. The initiation ...

s where ceremonies involving singing took place. The

Beaudesert railway line The Beaudesert railway line (also known as the Upper Logan railway line) is a disused branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. The first section opened in 1885 between Bethania and Logan Village, the line completed in 1888 with the ex ...

passing through the area to

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

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 The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

, Yarrabilba became part of

Logan City The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Lo ...

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 Greater Flagstone is a district and development area located within the Logan City local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. Greater Flagstone is situated along the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor between two future employment pre ...

also in Logan City and

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in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Ci ...

. 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

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

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 Yarrabilba State Secondary College (YSSC) is a secondary school located in Yarrabilba (Queensland, Australia), a locality of Logan City. Etymology The indigenous Australian Wanggeriburra clan of the Yugambeh language group occupied the lan ...

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

{{Logan City 1862 establishments in Australia Planned residential developments Queensland in World War II Localities in Queensland Planned communities in Australia