- Clagiraba, Queensland
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Clagiraba
Gold Coast, QueenslandPopulation: 749 (2006)[1] Postcode: 4211 LGA: Gold Coast City State District: Mudgeeraba Federal Division: Forde Suburbs around Clagiraba: Mount Tamborine Guanaba Maudsland Canungra Clagiraba Nerang Witheren Advancetown Mount Nathan Clagiraba is a suburb of Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia approximately 25 km west of Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast's hinterland. It is nestled between Mount Nathan and Witheren and also encompasses the southern end of Mount Tamborine. Though zoned rural, it is a comparatively short (10-15 minute) drive to more populous suburbs such as Nerang, Oxenford and Pacific Pines. It is approximately a 30 minute drive to many of the Gold Coast region's beach destinations such as Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and the Spit.
Clagiraba is named from Clagiraba Creek, a tributary of the Coomera River. The name Clagiraba is derived from the indigenous name 'Kalagareebah' meaning young or single men's ground. This was a region where young indigenous men were taken during their initiation ceremony.
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Gold Coast, Queensland Suburbs: Arundel · Ashmore · Benowa · Biggera Waters · Bilinga · Broadbeach · Broadbeach Waters · Bundall · Burleigh Heads · Burleigh Waters · Carrara · Clear Island Waters · Coolangatta · Coombabah · Coomera · Currumbin · Currumbin Waters · Elanora · Gaven · Helensvale · Highland Park · Hollywell · Hope Island · Labrador · Main Beach · Mermaid Beach · Mermaid Waters · Merrimac · Miami · Molendinar · Nerang · Oxenford · Pacific Pines · Palm Beach · Paradise Point · Parkwood · Robina · Runaway Bay · Southport · Surfers Paradise · Tugun · Upper Coomera · Varsity LakesWestern localities: Northern localities:
Coordinates: 27°57′00″S 153°17′17″E / 27.9501°S 153.2881°ECategories:- Queensland geography stubs
- Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland
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