Jacobs Well, Queensland
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Jacobs Well Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Tipplers Passage, 2014
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| Population | 1,546 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4208 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coomera | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fadden | ||||||||||||
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Jacobs Well is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is positioned on the delta of the Pimpama River at the southern end of Moreton Bay. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,546.
Jacobs Well is best known for its four lane boat ramp, Volunteer Marine Rescue facility and the surrounding sugar cane fields. It is often described as "The Gateway to Southern Moreton Bay"
Jacobs Well was once part of the Shire of Albert. It belongs to the Electoral district of Coomera state electorate.
Jacobs Well is bounded to the north by Steiglitz, to the east by Moreton Bay, to the south by the Pimpama River and to the west by Norwell.
In the late 1800s, the farming district located between the Pimpama River and the Logan River called Pimpama Island and encompasses the modern localities of Jacobs Well, Norwell, Steiglitz and Woongoolba. It was referred to as an island because there were a number of lagoons and swamps that isolated the area during the wet season; however, this disadvantage made it good land for growing sugar cane.
Jacobs Well offers many amenities for the boating and fishing enthuasiast. It has a sandy beach facing Moreton Bay, with an enclosed swimming area, barbeque facilities and a well stocked fishing tackle & bait shop; a four-lane boat ramp, pontoon, parking for cars with trailers, and camping ground. A volunteer marine rescue service operates from Jacobs Well, providing services on Moreton Bay, the Gold Coast Broadwater and in the Coomera, Logan and Albert Rivers. The village boasts a doctors surgery, chemist, small supermarket, bakery, real estate agents, hair dressers, several cafe's, take away's & a tavern with a quality restaurant. Calypso Bay is a canal estate with
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