Baringa, Queensland
| Baringa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Baringa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°48′35″S 153°04′41″E / 26.8097°S 153.0780°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,604 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4551 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Caloundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Baringa is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The name Baringa comes from the Gubbi-Gubbi language and means summit. It is also a word in the Kabi Kabi language meaning little mountain.[2]
The locality of Baringa was excised from Bells Creek on 18 August 2017. It was created to accommodate residential population growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.[2][3] The first residential land sales commenced in August 2016 with the expectation of homes being occupied from 2017. Baringa is part of a $5 billion master-planned community being developed by Stockland and is expected to accommodate 50,000 people in 30 years time.[4]
Education
A new primary (P-6) school, Baringa State School, opened in 2018 on Baringa Drive, the highest point in the residential area. The school will have an initial capacity of 470 students with a plan to accommodate 1100 students in approximately 5-8 years. The principal is Noel Baggs. The school will have an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).[5]
Baringa State Secondary College is a (Years 7-12) state secondary school located on the corner of Griffith Place and Baringa Drive. Construction of the school commenced in March 2020 in preparation for Years 7 and 8 student enrollment and commencement from 2021. [6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baringa (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Baringa – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50277)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "UNVEILED: Your first look inside the Coast's newest city". Sunshine Coast Daily. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Jones, Kate (22 September 2017). "New state-of-the-art primary school in Caloundra named". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Baringa State Secondary College". Queensland Government.
