Narangba, Queensland
town and suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
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.
Geography
The Bruce Highway enters the suburb from the south-east (Dakabin / North Lakes) and exits to the north-east (Burpengary / Deception Bay).
The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south (Kurwongbah / Dakabin) and exits to the north (Burpengary) with the suburb served by Narangba railway station (27.2023°S 152.9600°E / -27.2023; 152.9600 (Narangba railway station)).
History
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.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Narangba, Queensland” as town and suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town and suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3203909. VIAF identifies the subject as 154917497. The Library of Congress control number is n93027852. Authority coordinates are -27.201, 152.965. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021 and 2023.
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