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 World War I.[3][4] In the 2016 census, Carbrook had a population of 1,216 people.[1]
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.[citation needed]
Gramzow State School opened on 5 November 1877, being renamed Carbrook State School in 1916.[7] It relocated to its present location in 1987 with the former school building still extant and listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[8][9]
During World War I, German names were unpopular and many German- or German-sounding placenames were changed. In 1916, Gramzow's school and post office were renamed Carbrook.[10]
The Carbrook campus of the Calvary Christian College opened in 2002.[12]
In the 2011 census, Carbrook had a population of 1,195 people.[13]
In the 2016 census, Carbrook recorded a population of 1,216 people, 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]
Road infrastructure
The Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road runs through from west to east.[14]
Heritage listings
Carbrook has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
445 - 469 Beenleigh Redland Bay Road: Fachwerk Farmhouse[16]
597 - 605 Beenleigh Redland Bay Road: Old Carbrook State School[9]
Education
Carbrook State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Redland Bay Road (27.6780°S 153.2352°E / -27.6780; 153.2352 (Carbrook State School)).[17][18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 452 students with 34 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[19] It includes a special education program.[17]
Kimberley College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 35-41 Kruger Road (27.6809°S 153.2356°E / -27.6809; 153.2356 (Kimberley College)).[17][20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 855 students with 60 teachers and 28 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[19]
There is no government secondary school in Carbrook. The nearest government secondary school is Shailer Park State High School in Shailer Park to the west.[24]
The Carbrook Golf Club is at 653 Beenleigh Redland Bay Road (27.6846°S 153.2471°E / -27.6846; 153.2471 (Carbook Golf Club)) at the confluence of the Logan River and its tributary, the Albert River. More than a dozen bull sharks 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.[32][33] The club has embraced the existence of the sharks, having adopted a shark-shaped logo and running monthly Shark Lake Challenge golf competitions.[34]
Carbrook is home to one of three cable skiing parks in Australia. Bayside Wake Park (formerly Cable Ski Logan) is at 80 Ferry Road next to the Logan River (27.6910°S 153.2619°E / -27.6910; 153.2619 (Bayside Wake Park)). It is suitable for the first time kneeboarder to the experienced wakeboarder.[35][36]
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