Burpengary, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place
type = suburb
name = Burpengary
city = Moreton Bay Regional Council
state = qld


caption =
lga = Moreton Bay Regional Council
postcode = 4505
pop = 15,251 (2006)
dist1 = 35
location1= Brisbane central business district
fedgov = Longman
stategov = Pumicestone
Murrumba
Kallangur
near-nw = Morayfield
near-n = Morayfield
near-ne = Beachmere
near-w = Morayfield
near-e = Beachmere
near-sw = Narangba
near-s = Narangba
near-se = Deception Bay

Burpengary is a suburb 35 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, in Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

The name comes from Burpen-gar, meaning the place of the green wattle tree. This tree, sometimes also called the early black wattle, grows in open forest country. [ [http://www.caboolture.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 History of our towns | Moreton Bay Regional Council ] ]

Burpengary is one of Moreton Bay region's fastest growing residential areas. [ http://www.caboolture.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 History of our towns | Moreton Bay Regional Council ] ] Retailers in Burpengary include ALDI and Woolworths.

Education

Burpengary has three primary schools: Burpengary State School, St Eugene College and Burpengary Meadows State School. In 2008, St Eugene College will commence high school intakes for year 8 students.

Transport

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

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