Karawatha
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.jpg) Karawatha Forest, 2012 | |||||||||||||
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| 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)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • 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.[3] In the 2021 census, Karawatha had a population of 337 people.[2]
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.[4]
It was formerly known as Berrinba, but now Berrinba is the name of the suburb to the south within Logan City.[4][5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Karawatha had a population of 19 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Karawatha had a population of 337 people.[2]
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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 "Karawatha (entry 47000)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Berrinba (entry 46568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Karawatha (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
