Murrumba Downs, Queensland

Murrumba Downs, Queensland
Murrumba Downs
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Population: 7,094 (2006)
Postcode: 4503
Location:
LGA: Moreton Bay Region
State District: Electoral district of Kallangur
Federal Division: Dickson
Suburbs around Murrumba Downs:
Kallangur Mango Hill
Kallangur Murrumba Downs Griffin
Lawnton Bald Hills Griffin

Murrumba Downs is a suburb north of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, and is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway 24 km north of the Brisbane central business district. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region.

It is bounded by Fresh Water Creek to the north, the North Pine River to the south and Bruce Highway to the east.

Murrumba Downs is on land that was part of the Murrumba property, bought by Thomas Petrie about 1858 and farmed by his family for almost 100 years. [1] The name Murrumba was derived from the local Aboriginal dialect and means Good place.

Education

  • Undurba State School
  • Living Faith Lutheran Primary School

References

  1. ^ Hall, Noeline (1974). "Petrie, Thomas (1831 - 1910)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050485b.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-07. 

External links

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