Nudgee Beach is a suburb and beach in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2016 census, the suburb had a population of 263 people.[1]
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Nudgee Beach Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27.3539°S 153.0968°E / -27.3539; 153.0968 (Nudgee Beach (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 263 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 39.8/km2 (103.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4014 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 17.9 km (11 mi) NW of Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Northgate Ward)[2] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nudgee | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lilley | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb is 17.9 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the Brisbane central business district. The suburb is bounded to the north-east by Moreton Bay, to the south-west by Kedron Brook (27.3731°S 153.1065°E / -27.3731; 153.1065 (Kedron Brook)), to the south-west by the Gateway Motorway, and to the north-west by Nundah Creek (27.3357°S 153.0836°E / -27.3357; 153.0836 (Nundah Creek)).[5] Directly to the south is Brisbane Airport.[5]
Nudgee Creek rises in Nudgee to the west and meanders through Nudgee Beach where it enters Moreton Bay at 27.3429°S 153.0941°E / -27.3429; 153.0941 (Nudgee Creek mouth).[5]
There is a small residential area (27.3459°S 153.1026°E / -27.3459; 153.1026 (Nudgee Beach residential area)) in the east of the suburb near the beach (27.3433°S 153.1009°E / -27.3433; 153.1009 (Nudgee Beach (beach))).[5]
There is a Brisbane City Council waste transfer station (known by the council as a resource recovery centre) in the south of the locality (27.3612°S 153.1003°E / -27.3612; 153.1003 (Nudgee Beach Resource Recovery Centre)). The remainder of the locality is mangrove wetlands with the northern part of the suburb being part of the Boondall Wetlands.[5]
There is a network of bike tracks which connect through to Toombul shopping centre.[5]
The name Nudgee comes from the Yuggera word in the Yugarabul dialect, nardha meaning place of ducks, from nar meaning duck and dha meaning place.[3]
Nudgee Beach Provisional School opened on 1 April 1926. In 1946 it became Nudgee Beach State School. It closed on 25 March 1988.[6] In 1989 the school reopened as Nudgee Beach Field Study Centre. In 1992 it was renamed Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre.[7]
At the 2011 census Nudgee Beach had a population of 261 people.[8] In the 2011 census, Nudgee Beach had a population of 261 people; 48.7% female and 51.3% male. The median age of the Nudgee Beach population was 45 years of age, 8 years above the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population. 77.9% of people living in Nudgee Beach were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 4.2%, Ireland 2.7%, Germany 1.1%, Papua New Guinea 1.1%. 88.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.9% German, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.5% Thai, 1.2% Pacific Austronesian Languages. The median weekly household income in Nudgee Beach was $1,224, very similar to the national median of $1,234. Nearly all households in Nudgee Beach (97.0%) were separate houses, there were no semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and no flats, units or apartments, and 3.0% were classified as "other dwellings". The average household size was 2.5 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Nudgee Beach had a population of 263 people.[1]
Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 1588 Nudgee Road (27.3482°S 153.1049°E / -27.3482; 153.1049 (Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre)).[9][10]
There are no schools in Nudgee Beach. The nearest primary and secondary school is Earnshaw State College in Banyo.[5]
There is a boat ramp and floating walkway at Nudgee Beach Road (27.3627°S 153.1029°E / -27.3627; 153.1029 (Nudgee Beach boat ramp)) providing access to Kedron Brook.[11]
There are four canoe ramps:[12]
Suburbs of the City of Brisbane, Queensland | |
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North of the Brisbane River |
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South of the Brisbane River |
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Moreton Bay |
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