Biggera Waters, Queensland
| Biggera Waters Gold Coast, Queensland |
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| Population: | 5,391 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4216 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Biggera Waters | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Moncrieff | ||||||||||||
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Biggera Waters is a suburb located on the western side of The Broadwater and is north of the suburb of Labrador, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Biggera Waters had a population of 5,391.
Its namesake, Biggera Creek, flows through the suburb itself and past a point known locally as "Land's End". Subdivided in the late 19th century, the area was originally settled by several fishing and agricultural families. John Siganto, a local landowner, built the residence named "Finis" (Latin, "The End") at Land's End which is now a heritage-listed site.
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[edit] Etymology
An article in the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia by F.J. Watson offers this translation:
"Bigera from the red iron bark tree (Eucalyptus sideroploia) from the Yugambeh language."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Biggera Waters (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC32021&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ F.J. Watson. "Vocabularies of four representative tribes of South Eastern Queensland." Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, p 54
F.J. Watson. "Vocabularies of four representative tribes of South Eastern Queensland." Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, p 54
[edit] External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Biggera Waters
- Heritage Tour - Biggera Waters
- Very GC - Biggera Waters
[edit] See also
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