Population 5,762 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 4505 Burpengary East Moreton Bay Postal code 4505 | Established 2010 State electorate(s) Murrumba Founded 2010 Lga Moreton Bay Region | |
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Location 8 km (5 mi) SW of Caboolture
36 km (22 mi) N of Brisbane Federal divisions Division of Longman, Division of Petrie | ||
Burpengary East is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Burpengary East had a population of 5,762 people.
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Map of Burpengary East QLD 4505, Australia
Geography
The suburb is bounded by the Bruce Highway on the west. It is bounded by the Caboolture River on the north-east, where the river enters Moreton Bay which then forms a short eastern boundary to the suburb. The southern boundary is approximates the course of Little Burpengary Creek. Burpengary Creek flows through the suburb from west to east where it empties into Moreton Bay. The suburb is predominantly used for residential housing, although some areas remain rural or undeveloped. Deception Bay Conservation Park is in the south-east of the suburb extending south to Deception Bay.
History
Burpengary East was part of the suburb of Burpengary until it was separately gazetted in 2010.
Education
There are no schools within Burpengary East, but there are both primary and secondary schools in a number of neighbouring suburbs.