Karawatha, Queensland
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.jpg) Karawatha Forest, 2012 | |||||||||||||
  Karawatha Location in metropolitan Brisbane | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°37′56″S 153°04′59″E / 27.6322°S 153.0830°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 337 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 39.19/km2 (101.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4117 | ||||||||||||
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Karawatha is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Karawatha had a population of 337 people.[3]
Geography
[edit]Karawatha is 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of the Brisbane CBD.
Karawatha is a sparsely populated suburb with few structures and the majority of the land used as undeveloped park land, known as Karawatha Forest.
History
[edit]The naming of the suburb Karawatha originates from an Aboriginal word meaning a place with pine trees.[5]
It was formerly known as Berrinba, but now Berrinba is the name of the suburb to the south within Logan City.[5][6]
Islamic College of Brisbane opened on 5 January 1995.[7]
Faith Christian School opened in 2012.[8]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Karawatha had a population of 19 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Karawatha had a population of 337 people.[3]
Education
[edit]Islamic College of Brisbane is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 45 Acacia Road (27°37′07″S 153°05′35″E / 27.6186°S 153.0931°E).[10][11] It is adjacent to the Karawatha Forest. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,117 students with 86 teachers (82 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent).[12]
Faith Christian School of Distance Education is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school at 129 Garfield Road (27°38′26″S 153°05′33″E / 27.6406°S 153.0925°E).[10] It offers home-based education within a framework of Christian beliefs.[13] It is operated by Christian Home Based Education Ltd.[8]
Attractions
[edit]Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre is in Acacia Road (27°37′27″S 153°05′33″E / 27.6243°S 153.0926°E). It is operated by Brisbane City Council.[14]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Calamvale Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karawatha (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karawatha (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Karawatha – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 47000)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Karawatha (entry 47000)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Berrinba (entry 46568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "FaithCSDE – About FaithCSDE". faithcsde.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Karawatha (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Islamic College of Brisbane". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Faith Christian School of Distance Education". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
