Margate QLD, 4019
Margate Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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If you're looking at buying in Margate, continue reading for a brief historical overview to discover more about the lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.
Overview Margate is located on the Redcliffe Peninsula, this coastal suburb is popular as a recreational destination, and it was under the City of Redcliffe until 2008, at which point it became a suburb of the Moreton Bay region. The 2016 census stated its population to be 7,405.
Living in Margate There is almost a distance of 30.8 kilometres between the state capital, Brisbane, and the suburb. It has a government co-educational primary school named Humpybong State School. Although it doesn’t have any secondary schools, the nearest ones are in Redcliffe and Clontarf. According to the 2011 census, 72 percent of its population were Australians, with a notable influence of England and New Zealand. It has Margate Beach that offers a timber boardwalk, a view of the shelters, barbecue, and seating facilities.
History of Margate The Humybong Provisional School marks 1st February 1876 as its opening date. David Love Auctioneer advertised Dover Estate’s 124 subdivided allotments to be auctioned in September 1883. A map that advertised it had shown it to be the midway between Redcliffe Point and Scott’s point. There was a merger of Redcliffe State and Humpybong Provisional School, and it began to be referred to as Humpybong State School. The Barry Bolten Park was named after the City of Redcliffe’s former mayor, Barry Bolton.
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