Geebung, Queensland
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Geebung Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population | 4,620 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,160/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4034 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
City of Brisbane (Deagon Ward;Marchant Ward) |
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| State electorate(s) |
Nudgee Stafford Aspley |
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| Federal Division(s) | Lilley | ||||||||||||
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Geebung is a suburb of northern Brisbane, Australia. It is centred on its railway station on the Caboolture railway line. The suburb is named after the Geebung tree of the genus Persoonia which used to be known as the Geebong. The name change came about due to handwritten addresses on letters being incorrectly sent to Geelong.
In the 2011 census the population of Geebung was 4,620: 51.1% female and 48.9% male.
The median age of the Geebung population was 37 years, the same as the national median.
77.5% of people living in Geebung were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.6%, India 1.4%, Philippines 1.1%, China 0.6%. 86.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Samoan.
The suburb was the location for a significant fossil discovery in 2013. The fossils were the remains of a rare 50-million-year-old crocodile like species and several other animals.
Geebung railway station and Sunshine railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.
On the day of the 2011 census, 15.6% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 62.1% by car (either as driver or as passenger).
Coordinates: 27°22′16″S 153°02′53″E / 27.371°S 153.048°E
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