Dakabin, Queensland

Dakabin Moreton Bay, Queensland
Population:	1,275 (2006)
Postcode:	4503
Location:	26 km (16 mi) from Brisbane central business district
LGA:	Moreton Bay Region
State District:	Kallangur
Federal Division:	Longman
Suburbs around Dakabin: Narangba Narangba Deception Bay Kurwongbah Dakabin North Lakes Petrie Kallangur Kallangur

Dakabin is a suburb 26 kilometres north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from the Yugarabul Aboriginal language meaning grass tree or grass root.^[1]

Alma Park Zoo is a tourist attraction in Dakabin, it is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) park which contains Australian and exotic species as well as tropical gardens. The Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit also located in Dakabin near Lake Kurwongbah.

Transport

Dakabin railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.

Education

• Dakabin State School
• Dakabin State High School
• Northpine Christian College

Sport

• North Pine United Soccer Club play out of Bob Brock Park. They are currently part of the Brisbane Premier League.

References

1. ^ Place name details

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Dakabin
• Alma Park Zoo
• Lakeside International Raceway

Coordinates: 27°14′S 152°59′E / 27.233°S 152.983°E / -27.233; 152.983