Kuraby
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Kuraby Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population | 7,777 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4112 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
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City of Brisbane (Runcorn Ward) |
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| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Stretton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Moreton | ||||||||||||
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Kuraby is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is situated approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) by road south-east of the city of Brisbane.
Beenleigh Road is the main road connecting the suburb to the motorways leading to the city and further parts of Brisbane and beyond. Kuraby is serviced by a fast electric train service to Brisbane city and the Gold Coast, whilst a bus service takes commuters to the large shopping centres of Upper Mount Gravatt and Springwood.
The 1970s saw Queensland's first Big W store open in this suburb, which is now a part of the Underwood Marketplace.
The climate is sub-tropical with relatively dry winters and hot humid summers. In practice one could throw a stick of wood into a creek one side of the suburb and eventually it would finish up in the Brisbane River whilst if one throws a stick in the opposite direction it would finish up in the Logan River. Both rivers eventually flow into Moreton Bay. Because Kuraby is situated between these two rivers it tends to have a somewhat dryer landscape than other parts of Brisbane. Rain tends to come up the Logan to the mountains [hills] behind Brisbane then back down the Brisbane River. The topography ranges from high hills with very poor soil to low, very fertile soil areas.
A number of parks are situated within the area these cater for all types of activities from sporting to leisure. The local council has reserved large tracts of native bush in the area surrounding many of these parks. This in turn has ensured that many of the wildlife species of the area survives.
Kuraby State School was opened in 1928 and is situated within bushland surrounds.
Kuraby Special School opened in 1978 and caters for students from Prep to Year twelve.
The name "Kuraby" was officially gazetted on 16 August 1975 and derives from the local railway station name first used by the Railway Department in 1889. Originally the name came from an aboriginal word meaning “a place of many springs.”
The area of Kuraby was once known as Eight Miles Plains. Charles Baker was granted a Publican’s Licence on 12 December 1865. The modern Glen Hotel now stands there. This was where Cobb & Co changed horses and the passengers were refreshed before continuing their journey to Beenleigh and further south.
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