Ningi, Queensland

Ningi
Queensland

Ningi

Coordinates

27°4′S 153°5′E / 27.067°S 153.083°ECoordinates: 27°4′S 153°5′E / 27.067°S 153.083°E

Population

3,687 (2011)^[1]

4511

Suburbs around Ningi:
Caboolture	Toorbul	Banksia Beach
Caboolture	Ningi	Bellara
Beachmere	Godwin Beach	Sandstone Point

Ningi is an area in the Caboolture district which comprises a small village size settlement north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.

Geography

The northern boundary is aligned with Ningi Creek. Ningi Island is located in the north east where the Creek enters Pumicestone Passage. Ningi Creek Conservation Park has been established in the west of Ningi.

The main township of Ningi is located on Bribie Island Road. At the northern area of Ningi is a housing estate called Bribie Pines, mostly inhabited by the elderly. There are two other housing estates in the area: Grey Gums Estate located on the road out to Godwin Beach, and the newly developed Sandstone Lakes. It is surrounded by developments ranging from acreage to half acre blocks many of which are classified as rural residential as well as rural properties and state forests. It boasts a Medieval festival, WWII bunkers and an Aboriginal Bora ring. The origin of the suburb's name is from the Aboriginal Ningi Ningi group.^[2]

History

A vacuum sewerage system was installed by the Caboolture Shire (now Moreton Bay Regional) Council in 1998 to replace the septic systems originally used.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Ningi recorded a population of 3,687 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male.^[1] The median age of the Ningi population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 76.4% of people living in Ningi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 90.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Spanish.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ningi (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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Suburbs in the Moreton Bay Region, South East Queensland

Albany Creek Arana Hills Armstrong Creek Banksia Beach Beachmere Bellara Bellmere Bellthorpe Bongaree Booroobin Bracalba Bray Park Brendale Bunya Burpengary Burpengary East Caboolture Caboolture South Camp Mountain Campbells Pocket Cashmere Cedar Creek Cedarton Clear Mountain Clontarf Closeburn Commissioners Flat D'Aguilar Dakabin Dayboro Deception Bay Delaneys Creek Donnybrook Draper Eatons Hill Elimbah Everton Hills Ferny Hills Godwin Beach Griffin Highvale Jollys Lookout Joyner Kallangur King Scrub Kippa-Ring Kobble Creek Kurwongbah Laceys Creek Lawnton Mango Hill Margate Meldale Moodlu Moorina Morayfield Mount Delaney Mount Glorious Mount Mee Mount Nebo Mount Pleasant Mount Samson Murrumba Downs Narangba Neurum Newport Ningi North Lakes Ocean View Petrie Redcliffe Rocksberg Rothwell Rush Creek Samford Valley Samford Village Samsonvale Sandstone Point Scarborough Stanmore Stony Creek Strathpine Toorbul Upper Caboolture Wamuran Wamuran Basin Warner Welsby White Patch Whiteside Wights Mountain Woodford Woody Point Woorim Yugar

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