Cornubia is a suburb of Logan City

Logan City, Queensland

Logan City is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The city is situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and Gold Coast to the south. The city also borders the Scenic Rim, the City of Ipswich and Redland City....

, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is situated 30 kilometres south-east of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

. The nearest largest landmark is the Logan Hyperdome

Logan Hyperdome

Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Shailer Park, Queensland is the largest shopping centre in Logan City and one of the largest single story shopping centres in Australia....

 shopping centre - one of the largest undercover shopping malls in Queensland.

Cornubia is considered one of the most sought after suburbs in Logan City due to its bush setting and closeness to major shops (Logan Hyperdome) and first class educational institutions (John Paul College

John Paul College

John Paul College may refer to:* John Paul College , Queensland, Australia* John Paul College , New South Wales, Australia* John Paul College , Western Australia, Australia...

, Calvary Christian College).

Many street names reflect its lush bush setting (e.g. Sugarwood, Parkview). Cornubia is the Latin

Latin

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 name for Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

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Fauna

Cornubia is part of the Koala Coast and is home to hundreds of Australian native animals including koala

Koala

The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....

s, wallabies, goanna

Goanna

Goanna is the name used to refer to any number of Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus, as well as to certain species from Southeast Asia.There are around 30 species of goanna, 25 of which are found in Australia...

s and various species of birds (e.g. Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

The Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania...

).

Demographics

, the population of Cornubia was around 3300. 10 years prior there were only 2000 people in the area. The suburb has a young population (median age of 35). About 6% of people are unemployed. Over 70% of employed people travel by car which reflects the lack of efficient and cost-effective public transport. All public transport in the area is provided by Clarks' Buses, a privately owned company.

After English (90%), the most spoken languages are Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 and German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

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External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Cornubia