Bracalba, Queensland

Bracalba Queensland
Orchard, Gamgee Road, 2015
Bracalba
Coordinates	27°00′S 152°50′E / 27°S 152.83°E / -27; 152.83Coordinates: 27°00′S 152°50′E / 27°S 152.83°E / -27; 152.83
Population	162 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4512
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)	Glass House
Federal Division(s)	Longman
Suburbs around Bracalba: D'Aguilar Woodford Wamuran D'Aguilar Delaneys Creek Bracalba Wamuran Delaneys Creek Wamuran Basin Wamuran

Bracalba is a rural locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia.^[2] At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 162 persons, with a median age of 32 years.^[1] The name is derived from the Wakawaka language, and refers to the scrub areas of the D'Aguilar Range.^[2] A large portion of the northern half of Bracalba lies within Beerburrum West State Forest.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Bray Park recorded a population of 10,002 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male.^[1] The median age of the Bray Park population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 71.5% of people living in Bracalba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, Scotland 1.8%, Germany 1.8%, Fiji 1.8%, Sri Lanka 1.8%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Hungarian, 1% Croatian, 1% Italian.^[1]

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