Larapinta, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Larapinta
City:Brisbane
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6408°N 153.0063°W
Pop:0
Established:1970
Postcode:4110
Area:6.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:City of Brisbane
(Calamvale Ward)[1]
Stategov:Algester
Fedgov:Oxley
Dist1:23.1
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Brisbane CBD
Near-N:Pallara
Near-Ne:Algester
Near-E:Parkinson
Near-Se:Hillcrest
Near-S:Forestdale
Near-Sw:Heathwood
Near-W:Heathwood
Near-Nw:Pallara

Larapinta is an outer southern industrial suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2]

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.

In the, Larapinta had "no people or a very low population" .

Geography

The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor passes along the eastern border of the suburb. 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 .[3] Sand mining has occurred in the area, resulting in a change of course for the main stream of the creek.

Demographics

At the, Larapinta had "no people or a very low population" .

In the, Larapinta had "no people or a very low population" .

In the, Larapinta had "no people or a very low population" .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calamvale Ward. Brisbane City Council. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204173800/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/calamvale-ward. 4 February 2017. live.
  2. 26 January 2020.
  3. Book: Mynott, Wicki . 150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West . 2009 . Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group . 157.