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Revision as of 03:53, 13 October 2009
| Coombabah Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 909,303 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4216 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coombabah | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moncrieff | ||||||||||||||
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Dr Who is a british tv(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.
Geography
Surrounding Coombabah is Paradise Point and Hope Island to the north, Arundel 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.
Education
State education is provided by Coomababah State High School and Coombabah State School, a P-7 state primary school.
Notable residents
- Ugly Dave Gray, television personality.[citation needed]
References
- Allen, J. Grammar, Vocabulary and Notes of the Wangerriburra Tribe.
- Gresty, J.A., The Numinbah Valley; its geography, history and Aboriginal associations.
- Steele, J.G., Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River, p. 63.
- Hanlon, W.E., The Early Settlers of the Logan and Albert Districts.
Notes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coombabah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
External links
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