Carbrook, Queensland

Carbrook is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[2] Carbrook was previously called Gramzow, a name of German origin. The German name was anglicised in 1916 during the First World War.[3][4] In the 2016 census, Carbrook recorded a population of 1,216 people.[1]

Carbrook
Logan City, Queensland
Logan River at Carbrook Ski Park (left) and Alberton (right), 2014
Carbrook
Coordinates27.6599°S 153.2138°E / -27.6599; 153.2138
Population1,216 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density71.95/km2 (186.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4130
Area16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Location37 km (23 mi) south of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)Logan City
State electorate(s)Macalister
Federal Division(s)Forde
Suburbs around Carbrook:
Mount Cotton Mount Cotton Redland Bay
Cornubia Carbrook Redland Bay
Eagleby Alberton Alberton

History
Gramzow Mill at Logan

Carbrook was originally known as Gramzow after the village of Gramzow, Uckermark, Northern Germany, the name being given to it by the early German settlers who arrived in 1867.

Gramzow State School opened circa 1877, being renamed Carbrook State School in 1916..[5]

During the First World War, German names were unpopular and many German-sounding placenames were changed. In 1916, Gramzow's school and post office were renamed Carbrook.[6]

Until 1949, Carbrook was within the Shire of Tingalpa.[7]

In the 2011 census Carbrook had a population of 1,195 people.[8]

In the 2016 census, Carbrook recorded a population of 1,216 people.[1]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Carbrook recorded a population of 1,216 people, an increase from 1,195 in the 2011 census, of whom 49.5% were female and 50.5% were male. The median age of the Carbrook population was 48 years old, 10 years above the national median of 38. 78.3% of people living in Carbrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (5.2%), New Zealand (3.2%), Scotland (1.1%), India (1.0)%, and the Netherlands (0.7%). 91.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Punjabi (1.7%), Dutch and Afrikaans (0.5% each), Italian (0.4%), and Spanish (0.3%).[1][8]

Cable Ski Park

Carbrook is home to one of three operating cable parks in Australia. Situated next to the Logan River, Cable Ski Logan is suitable for the first time kneeboarder to the experienced wakeboarder.

Heritage listings

Carbrook has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Golf course

The Carbrook Golf Club is located at the edge of a creek that leads into the ocean nearby. More than a dozen bull sharks reportedly inhabit a lake at the edge of the golf course, and locals claim that the sharks likely arrived there following a flood in the 1990s.[12][13]

Recreational areas and schools

Carbrook hosts three functioning schools, two of which are private. There is one state school that is functioning and one that is monumental: Old Carbrook State School. A caravan park is adjacent to the cable ski park (See above). Fishing is favoured in various places by the Logan River. Wirunya hostel in situated in the vicinity.

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carbrook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. "Carbrook – suburb in City of Logan (entry 48112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Changing of German place names in Australia". 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 1926. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. "Carbrook". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Carbrook" (PDF). Local Studies Handout. Logan City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. Mary Howells. "Mount Cotton - a brief history" (PDF). Redland City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Carbrook (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. "Carbrook Lutheran Cemetery (entry 601660)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. "Fachwerk Farmhouse (entry 601647)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. "Carbrook State School (former) (entry 600661)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  12. Chandler, Rick (13 April 2011). "It's not really a water hazard unless you've got sharks (video)". NBC Sports - Off the Bench. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  13. DelVecchio, Steve (13 April 2011). "Australia Golf Course Has Water Hazard with World's Deadliest Sharks". Larry Brown Sports. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
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