Karrabin, Queensland


Karrabin is a locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

The northern boundary is marked by the Warrego Highway.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Bundjalung Aboriginal language meaning red gum.
At the Karrabin had a population of 474 people.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Karrabin was 474, 48.5% female and 51.5% male. The median/average age of the Karrabin population is 39 years of age, 2 years above the Australian average. 86.9% of people living in Karrabin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.1%, Germany 0.6%, Fiji 0.6%, Jamaica 0.6%. 96% of people speak English as their first language 0.6% French, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Greek.

Transport

provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

Education