About Kooralbyn, QLD

Kooralbyn is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kooralbyn had a population of 1,725 people. == Geography == Kooralbyn is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Beaudesert, itself some 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Brisbane in South East Queensland, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of Queensland's Gold Coast.Kooralbyn is commonly referred to as the Valley by its residents due to the former name Kooralbyn Valley. == History == Kooralbyn is a Yugambeh word meaning the place of the copperhead snake.First European settlement in the area can be traced back to the 1830s when southern timber millers sought the quality hardwoods of the lower valleys. It was not until Australia's first major land booms in the 1840s that free settler pastoralists migrated to the region. Kooralbyn subsequently became one of the region's most significant pastoral estates, the land used largely for cattle grazing.Kooralbyn International School opened on 30 January 1985.Kooralbyn has a population of 1725 at the 2016 census. The locality contained 820 households, in which 49.9% of the population were male and 50.1% of the population were female with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $844, $594 below the national average. 5.2% of Kooralbyn's population were either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 60.1% of the population aged 15 or over were either registered or de facto married, while 39.9% of the population were not married.