Berrinba is a suburb in Logan City, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Berrinba had a population of 2,615 people.
Berrinba was named as a suburb within the City of Brisbane on 1 November 1971 by the Queensland Place Names Board. The name Berrinba is an Aboriginal word meaning towards the south.
Berrinba East State School opened on 24 January 1977.
In 1979, Logan City Council and Brisbane City Council agreed to transfer Berrinba to Logan City in 1979, but it was not implemented until January 1997.
In the 2011 census, Berrinba had a population of 1,382 people. The population was 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Berrinba population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median. 59.6% of people living in Berrinba were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.5%, England 2.7%, India 2%, South Africa 1.8%, Fiji 1.7%. 67.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.2% Hindi, 2.2% Arabic, 2.2% Samoan.
In the 2016 census, Berrinba had a population of 1,345 people.
In the 2021 census, the population had grown to 2,615 (50.6% female and 49.4% male), with a median age of 27, 11 years below the Australian median of 38. 52.3% of people living in Berrinba were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 10.6%, India 3.9%, Afghanistan 3.0%, Fiji 2.3% and the Philippines 2.1%. 52.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 4.1% Punjabi, 4.0% Arabic, 2.6% both Hindi and Samoan and 2.3% Hazaraghi. 27.8% of people did not have a religious affiliation. Most common religions were Islam (19.7%), Catholic (13.8%) and Christian not further defined (4.4%)
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
