Larapinta, Queensland

Larapinta is an outer southern industrial suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Larapinta had a population of 0 people.[1]

Larapinta
Brisbane, Queensland
Birdlife along Paradise Road, 2011
Larapinta
Coordinates27.6408°S 153.0063°E / -27.6408; 153.0063
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Established1970
Postcode(s)4110
Area6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location23.1 km (14 mi) SSW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Calamvale Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Algester
Federal Division(s)Oxley
Suburbs around Larapinta:
Pallara Pallara Algester
Heathwood Larapinta Parkinson
Heathwood Forestdale Hillcrest

Larapinta is on the boundary with Logan City. The industrial area has become a new addition to the expansion of Brisbane's industry, including the purpose-built South Brisbane Industrial Park in nearby Heathwood.

Geography

The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor passes along the eastern border of the suburb.[4] The Logan Motorway bisects the suburb in an east/west direction.

The north and west of the suburb is bounded by Oxley Creek.

In the south the Glider Forest Conservation Area has been created to protect a large tract of bushland.

History

Larapinta means "flowing water" and was named due to the presence of Oxley Creek .[4] Sand mining has occurred in the area, resulting in a change of course for the main stream of the creek.

At the 2011 census Larapinta had a population of 0 people.[5]

In the 2016 census, Larapinta had a population of 0 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Larapinta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Calamvale Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. "Larapinta – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 46546)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. Mynott, Wicki (2009). 150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West. Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group. p. 157.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Larapinta (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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