Kurwongbah is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kurwongbah had a population of 1,552 people.
The name Kurwongbah is alleged to be the Kabi name for Sideling Creek, meaning "black duck". The name was chosen by a local newspaper competition in 1958.
Sideling Creek Dam was built in 1958.
Kurwongbah State School opened on 28 January 1986. Despite the name, it is within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring Petrie.
In the 2011 census, Kurwongbah had a population of 1,420 people, 48.5% female and 51.5% male. The median age of the Kurwongbah population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 81.4% of people living in Kurwongbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 1.4%, Netherlands 0.6%, Germany 0.5%. 93.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Dutch, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% German.
In the 2016 census, Kurwongbah had a population of 1,430 people.
In the 2021 census, Kurwongbah had a population of 1,552 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
