Yarrabilba Explained

Type:suburb
Yarrabilba
City:Logan City
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8141°N 153.1211°W
Pop:10240
Established:1862
Postcode:4207
Area:13.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:22.3
Dir1:S
Location1:Logan Central
Dist2:46.6
Dir2:S
Location2:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Logan City
Stategov:Logan
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Logan Village
Near-Ne:Logan Village
Near-E:Cedar Creek
Near-Se:Kairabah
Near-S:Kairabah
Near-Sw:Tamborine
Near-W:Logan Village
Near-Nw:Logan Village

Yarrabilba is a locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] 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.[3]

The Darlington Parklands are located between the Oak Leaf and Vista neighbourhoods on the corner of Darlington Drive and Yarrabilba Drive.[4]

History

Before European settlement, which began around 1862, the land was occupied by the Wangerriburra Clan of the Yugambeh language 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.[1]

The Beaudesert railway line passing through the area to Canungra operated from 1915 to 1955.[5] During World War II the military training base Camp Cable was built between Logan Village and Tamborine, and included much of the land now part of Yarrabilba.[6]

Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Yarrabilba became part of Logan City 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.[7] 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.[8] Lend-Lease was granted approval for the development of the first 93.2ha stage of the project.

On 28 November 2014, a portion of Yarrabilba was excised to create a new locality, Kairabah.[9]

St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened in 2017.[10] [11]

Yarrabilba State School opened on 1 January 2018.[12]

Yarrabilba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020.[13]

San Damiano College opened in 2021, initially offering Year 7 schooling.[14]

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 .[15] [16] It includes a special education program.[15] 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).[17] In February 2020, it had an enrolment of approximately 850 students.[18] [19]

St Clare's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Combs Street (-27.8055°N 153.1087°W).[20] [21] [22] 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).[23] [24] 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 7-12) school for boys and girls at 22-60 McKinnon Drive .[25] At the end of 2020 (its first year of operation with only Year 7-8 students), it had an enrolment of 277 students.[26]

San Damiano College is a Catholic secondary (Years 7-12) school for boys and girls at 980-1040 Yarrabilba Drive (-27.8095°N 153.1171°W).[27]

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Logan suburbs. About-Logan. Logan City Council. 31 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403033611/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs. 3 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Yarrabilba Masterplan - Lendlease Communities Australia .
  4. Web site: Community Villages in Yarrabilba - Lendlease. communities.lendlease.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224053206/http://communities.lendlease.com/yarrabilba/living-in-yarrabilba/choice-of-addresses. 2015-12-24. 2015-12-23.
  5. Web site: Yarrabilba. Logan Suburbs. Logan City Council. 9 May 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511034355/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/yarrabilba. 11 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Camp Cable. Queensland WWII Historic Places. Department of Housing and Public Works, Queensland Government. https://archive.today/20130731103614/http://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/pages/Places.aspx?PlaceCode=QWWIIHP-864. dead. 31 July 2013. 30 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Yarrabilba . 21 November 2013 . Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning . 5 January 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231155011/http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/infrastructure-and-planning/yarrabilba.html . 31 December 2013 .
  8. Web site: Yarrabilba. Planning & Building. Logan City Council. 9 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511043721/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/planning-and-building/planning/major-new-cities/yarrabilba. 11 May 2012.
  9. 20 March 2022.
  10. Web site: About us . 2022-03-20 . St Clare's Catholic Primary School . 18 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318123107/http://www.stclare.qld.edu.au/about-us/Pages/default.aspx . live .
  11. Web site: St Clare's now open . 2022-03-20 . Yarrabilba . 25 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225143141/https://communities.lendlease.com/queensland/yarrabilba/news/2016/03/17/st-clares-opening-in-jan-2017/ . live .
  12. 20 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Grace . Grace . Grace Grace . 5 August 2020 . Yarrabilba State Secondary College officially opened . 2022-03-20 . Ministerial Media Statements . . en . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418003037/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90323 . live .
  14. Web site: San Damiano College . 2022-03-20 . San Damiano College . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304172847/http://www.sandamianocollege.qld.edu.au/about/Pages/San-Damiano-College.aspx . live .
  15. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  16. Web site: Yarrabilba State School.. 2019-11-06. Yarrabilba State School. en. 2020-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321110229/https://yarrabilbass.eq.edu.au/. 21 March 2020. live.
  17. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . live .
  18. Web site: Our school. 2019-11-06. Yarrabilba State School. en. 2020-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321110542/https://yarrabilbass.eq.edu.au/our-school. 21 March 2020. live.
  19. News: Four new state schools to open their doors in 2018. Government of Queensland. 22 January 2018. 22 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125530/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/1/22/four-new-state-schools-to-open-their-doors-in-2018. 22 January 2018.
  20. Web site: St Clare's Catholic Primary School - Yarrabilba . 2022-03-20 . St Clare's Catholic Primary School . 4 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204084410/http://www.stclare.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx . live .
  21. Web site: New Schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204084356/https://www.bne.catholic.edu.au/schools-curriculum/new-schools/Pages/default.aspx . 4 December 2019 . 2019-12-04 . Brisbane Catholic Education.
  22. Web site: St Clare's Catholic Primary School - Yarrabilba . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204084410/http://www.stclare.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx . 4 December 2019 . 2020-04-03 . www.stclare.qld.edu.au.
  23. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 . 22 November 2018 . 22 November 2018.
  24. Web site: 2017-10-03 . New Schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003063120/http://www.bne.catholic.edu.au/schools-curriculum/new-schools/Pages/default.aspx . 2017-10-03 . 2020-04-03 . Brisbane Catholic Education.
  25. Web site: Yarrabilba State Secondary College. 2019-07-16. Yarrabilba State Secondary College. en. 2020-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319095440/https://yarrabilbassc.eq.edu.au/. 19 March 2020. live.
  26. Web site: Annual Report 2020 . 20 March 2022 . Yarrabilba State Secondary College . 6 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306061203/https://yarrabilbassc.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/a789_yarrabilba_state_sc_sar2020%20final.pdf . live .
  27. Web site: Welcome to San Damiano College . 2022-03-20 . San Damiano College . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304172628/http://www.sandamianocollege.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx . live .