Coombabah, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Coombabah is a suburb on the Gold Coast
in Queensland
, Australia
. At the 2006 census, Coombabah had a population of 9,303.
The word 'Coombabah' is an English corruption of the Aboriginal word, and can have three alternate translations. The first, 'Koomboobah', means 'place of the cobra worms'. The second, 'Koombabah' means 'place of the turtles and the third, Coombabah is an aboriginal word meaning 'home of the turtles', or a pocket of land.
to the south, Runaway Bay
and Biggera Waters
to the east and Helensvale
to the west and the Coombabah State High School. The minor arterial road
servicing Coombabah is Oxley Drive.
and Coombabah State School
, a P-7 state primary school.
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census, Coombabah had a population of 9,303.
The word 'Coombabah' is an English corruption of the Aboriginal word, and can have three alternate translations. The first, 'Koomboobah', means 'place of the cobra worms'. The second, 'Koombabah' means 'place of the turtles and the third, Coombabah is an aboriginal word meaning 'home of the turtles', or a pocket of land.
Geography
Surrounding Coombabah is Paradise Point and Hope Island to the north, ArundelArundel, Queensland
Arundel is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Arundel had a population of 9,311.Located in the suburb is the Coombabah Lake Conservation Park, bordered by Coombabah Creek and adjacent to the Ivan Gibbs Wetlands Reserve in Coombabah...
to the south, Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay, Queensland
Runaway Bay is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Runaway Bay had a population of 8,449.The locality of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay. In 1967, the Lae Enterprises company bought 182 hectares of land along the western shore of the Gold Coast...
and Biggera Waters
Biggera Waters, Queensland
Biggera Waters is a suburb located on the western side of The Broadwater and is north of the suburb of Labrador, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Biggera Waters had a population of 5,391....
to the east and Helensvale
Helensvale, Queensland
Helensvale is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia and was named after Helena White.At the 2006 Census, Helensvale had a population of 14,767....
to the west and the Coombabah State High School. The minor arterial road
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
servicing Coombabah is Oxley Drive.
Education
State education is provided by Coombabah State High SchoolCoombabah State High School
Coombabah State High School is a public secondary school located in the northern suburb of Coombabah on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in Australia. It is situated on Pine Ridge Road and is adjacent to the Norco Milk Factory and the Coombabah Sewage Plant....
and Coombabah State School
Coombabah State School
Coombabah State School is a P-7 state primary school located in Coombabah, Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburbs of Hope Island, Paradise Point, Hollywell, Runaway Bay and Coombabah...
, a P-7 state primary school.
Notable residents
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, television personality.