Narangba is a town and suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Brisbane CBD. This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater Brisbane metropolitan area. In the 2021 census, Narangba had a population of 20,910 people.
In the 2021 census, the suburb of Narangba had a population of 20,910 people.
Narangba is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country. The name Narangba possibly originated from an Aboriginal word meaning "small place" or "small ridge". Earlier, it was part of an area referred to as Stoney Creek. The railway station was originally called Sideling Creek Station, but later renamed as Narangba. The suburb lies within the Burpengary Creek catchment area.
Narangba State School opened on 27 January 1910.
Jinibara State School opened on 29 January 1996.
Narangba Valley State High School opened on 1 January 2000.
Narangba Valley State School opened on 1 January 2005.
In the 2016 census, the suburb of Narangba had a population of 18,573 people, 50.8% of whom are females and 49.2% of whom are males. The median age of the Narangba population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38. 78.2% of people living in Narangba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 5.1%, South Africa 1.1%, Philippines 0.5%, Scotland 0.5%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Afrikaans, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3%, Filipino 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2%.
In the 2021 census, the suburb of Narangba had a population of 20,910 people.
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