Population 4,620 (2011 census) LGA(s) City of Brisbane Geebung Virginia Postal code 4034 | Postcode(s) 4034 State electorate(s) Nudgee
Stafford
Aspley Area 4 km² Federal division Division of Lilley | |
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Location 12 km (7 mi) from Brisbane CBD | ||
Geebung is a suburb of northern Brisbane, Australia. It is centred on its railway station on the Caboolture railway line. The suburb is named after the Geebung tree of the genus Persoonia which used to be known as the Geebong. The name change came about due to handwritten addresses on letters being incorrectly sent to Geelong.
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Map of Geebung QLD 4034, Australia
Demographics
In the 2011 census the population of Geebung was 4,620: 51.1% female and 48.9% male.
The median age of the Geebung population was 37 years, the same as the national median.
77.5% of people living in Geebung were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.6%, India 1.4%, Philippines 1.1%, China 0.6%. 86.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Samoan.
Fossil find
The suburb was the location for a significant fossil discovery in 2013. The fossils were the remains of a rare 50-million-year-old crocodile like species and several other animals.
Transport
Geebung railway station and Sunshine railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.
On the day of the 2011 census, 15.6% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 62.1% by car (either as driver or as passenger).