Jamboree Heights, Queensland
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Jamboree Heights is a suburb of Brisbane
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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...

, Australia
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. It is 14 km (9 mi) south west of the CBD.

Jamboree Heights was part of the 'Centenary Project', and along with surrounding suburbs was developed in 1959. As part of the Centenary suburbs, it offers excellent facilities such as a recently renovated large shopping centre, Fire Station, Police Station and numerous schools.

Etymology

It gained its name from the fact that the area hosted an Australian Scout Jamboree in 1967/68.

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