Baringa, Queensland

Baringa is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

For the village in Tshuapa Province, Befale Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, see Baringa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Baringa
Queensland
Baringa
Coordinates26.8097°S 153.0780°E / -26.8097; 153.0780 (Baringa (centre of suburb))
Established2017
Postcode(s)4551
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Caloundra
Federal Division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Baringa:
Corbould Park Little Mountain Caloundra West
Corbould Park Baringa Caloundra West
Nirimba Bells Creek Caloundra West

History

The name Baringa comes from the Gubbi-Gubbi language and means summit. It is also a word in the Kabi Kabi language meaning little mountain.[1]

The locality of Baringa was excised from Bells Creek on 18 August 2017. It was created to accommodate residential population growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.[1][2] The first residential land sales commenced in August 2016 with the expectation of homes being occupied from 2017. Baringa is part of a $5 billion master-planned community being developed by Stockland and is expected to accommodate 50,000 people in 30 years time.[3]

Education

A new primary (P-6) school, Baringa State School, opened in 2018 on Baringa Drive, the highest point in the residential area. The school will have an initial capacity of 470 students with a plan to accommodate 1100 students in approximately 5-8 years. The principal is Noel Baggs. The school will have an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).[4]

Baringa State Secondary College is a (Years 7-12) state secondary school located on the corner of Griffith Place and Baringa Drive. Construction of the school commenced in March 2020 in preparation for Years 7 and 8 student enrollment and commencement from 2021. [5]

References
  1. "Baringa – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50277)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "UNVEILED: Your first look inside the Coast's newest city". Sunshine Coast Daily. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. Jones, Kate (22 September 2017). "New state-of-the-art primary school in Caloundra named". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. "Baringa State Secondary College". Queensland Government.
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