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27-548: Download coordinates as: Currumbin ( / k ə ˈ r ʌ m b ə n / kə- RUM -bən ) is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Currumbin had a population of 3,278 people. The suburb extends from Currumbin Creek in the north to Wyberba Street in the south. The Pacific Motorway bounds the suburb to the west and the Coral Sea to

54-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and

81-464: Is a popular surfing site formed on the bar of Currumbin Creek, particularly well-suited for longboards . Some properties to the south are separated from the beach only by an undeveloped public road reserve and the elevated land provides opportunities for views unusual at the coast. The Currumbin Valley Reserve is located west of Currumbin. Of late, developments in the area have started to destroy

108-947: Is in Palm Beach just across the Currumbin Creek with a bridge connection on Thrower Drive. A number of well-known sporting clubs represent the local area. One of them is the well known NRL club named the Gold Coast Titans and the Gold Coast Rugby League team Currumbin Eagles plus Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club , Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC and Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Life Saving Club . Each year during September,

135-529: Is located on the traditional land of the Yugambeh people . The name Currumbin is from the Bundjalung language (Ngaraangbal dialect), which means either high or high trees or may be a corruption of kurrohmin meaning kangaroo . It was appropriated for an early farming settlement and later also used as a railway station name. The entirety of Currumbin was forested before farming and land clearing commenced in

162-494: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Fibro Invented at the end of the 19th century, the material was adopted extensively during World War II to make easily-built, sturdy and inexpensive structures for military purposes. It continued to be used widely following

189-607: The City of Cockburn in Western Australia , Currumbin was commended in particular for its excellence in community involvement and partnerships. During 2020 and 2021, the Queensland borders were closed to most people due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Border crossing points were either closed or had a Queensland Police checkpoint to allow entry to only those people with an appropriate permit. The Pacific Motorway at Currumbin had one of

216-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In

243-625: The Swell Sculpture Festival is held along the Oceanway at Currumbin between Currumbin Creek and Elephant Rock. Elephant rock becomes a pedestal for a signature artwork. Other artwork is spread out along the Oceanway pavements and upon the beach and dune areas. Artwork from the festival often finds its way onto display on public and private spaces across the Gold Coast region including a horse in

270-549: The Pacific Highway, opened in 1974. Ridgetop Provisional School opened on 4 October 1928. In 1933 it was replaced by Ridgetop State School. It closed on 23 July 1967. Currumbin Beach Methodist Church and camp was officially opened on Saturday 23 March 1940. Generally the area contains more natural vegetation than other areas of the coast due in part to the difficulty of building on the steep hillsides and in part to

297-878: The east. The Gold Coast Highway enters the suburb from the north ( Palm Beach ) and exits to the south ( Tugun ). The highway is characterised by commercial development along much of its route, but this is absent in Currumbin where the highway winds through bushland over the headland through the Currumbin Hill Conservation Park and then past the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary . Along the coast, Currumbin Rock ( 28°07′30″S 153°29′11″E  /  28.1250°S 153.4864°E  / -28.1250; 153.4864  ( Currumbin Rock ) ) on Currumbin Point on

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324-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which

351-535: The hillside at Pacific Parade. The Beeches State School opened on 1 June 1925 and closed on 12 March 1948. On 8 May 1926, a Presbyterian Church was opened at Lower Currumbin by Moderator Reverend Mervyn Henderson. The establishment of the church was led by Alexander Mayes . Part of Currumbin's success as a tourism, farming and timber hub was access via railway. The Nerang-Tweed line opened in 1903. Vehicular traffic gradually increased and Thrower Drive Bridge opened in 1926. A second road bridge over Currumbin Creek, for

378-636: The late 19th century. Samuel William Grey was the first European to acquire land in the area. Currumbin Creek Provisional School opened circa 1896 and closed in 1905. In 1904, Isle, Love and Co advertised the first subdivisions in Currumbin. Currumbin Lower State School opened on 29 January 1909. In 1924 the school was renamed Currumbin State School. The first hotel was built by Wallace McDonald Nicoll in 1910 on Duringan Street overlooking

405-449: The mouth of the Currumbin Creek. Currumbin Hotel was demolished in 1996 and replaced with modern apartments. Tourism and industry significantly increased through the 20th century. Many of the houses at Currumbin date from a period of subdivisions in the 1920s. The area also contains a number of fibro beach houses. Since then later development has occurred including some high rise backing onto

432-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,

459-706: The natural rainforests and wildlife. The Gold Coast Oceanway follows a beachfront alignment around Currumbin Alley and along Currumbin Beach. Between Tomewin Street and Flat Rock the current Oceanway pavements swing inland along Temmangum Street. The Currumbin Rock Pools are a popular swimming hole in the upper part of Currumbin Creek . The City Council dredges the entrance of Currumbin Creek each year for flood mitigation , water quality, beach nourishment and navigation . Currumbin

486-590: The next most common languages were 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Swedish, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Spanish. In the 2016 census , Currumbin had a population of 2,920 people. In the 2021 census , Currumbin had a population of 3,278 people. Currumbin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Currumbin State School is a government primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 6 Philip Street ( 28°08′16″S 153°28′41″E  /  28.1378°S 153.4780°E  / -28.1378; 153.4780  ( Currumbin State School ) ). In 2017,

513-684: The park at Broadbeach, Fish along the foreshore at Harley Park, Pelicans along the bank of Currumbin Creek, a seal mother and pup along the Oceanway at Miami, a ship up on Point Danger and a metal goddess within a subdivision at Reedy Creek. Nearby the Currumbin In The Bin short film festival usually coincides with the Swell Sculpture festival held in the carpark opposite the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are

540-525: The police checkpoints. In the 2011 census , Currumbin recorded a population of 2,785 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Currumbin population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 73.7% of people living in Currumbin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5%, England 4.5%, South Africa 1.1%, United States of America 1%, Scotland 0.7%. 88.4% of people spoke only English at home;

567-584: The presence of the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - a long-standing landmark at the Gold Coast. The Sanctuary comprises a substantial area of land on both sides of the highway adjacent to Flat Rock Creek. Palm Beach Currumbin State High School opened on 24 January 1972 in neighbouring Palm Beach (immediately across Currumbin Creek). In 2013, Currumbin was named Australia's cleanest beach by the national organisation Keep Australia Beautiful . At an award ceremony in

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594-507: The reemergence of wood clapboard and vinyl siding in the mid to late 20th century. Asbestos cement is usually formed into flat or corrugated sheets or into pipes, but can be molded into any shape that can be formed using wet cement. In Europe, cement sheets came in a wide variety of shapes, while there was less variation in the US, due to labor and production costs. Although fibro was used in a number of countries, in Australia and New Zealand its use

621-437: The school had an enrolment of 1089 students with 73 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Currumbin but Palm Beach Currumbin State High School ( 28°07′54″S 153°28′28″E  /  28.1317°S 153.4745°E  / -28.1317; 153.4745  ( Palm Beach Currumbin State High School ) )

648-437: The south side of the mouth of Currumbin Creek is the start of Currumbin Beach ( 28°07′50″S 153°29′19″E  /  28.1306°S 153.4886°E  / -28.1306; 153.4886  ( Currumbin Beach ) ), a surf beach, which extends south to Elephant Rock ( 28°07′57″S 153°29′25″E  /  28.1325°S 153.4903°E  / -28.1325; 153.4903  ( Elephant Rock ) ). Currumbin Alley

675-503: The surface deterioration of asbestos cement can release toxic airborne fibres. Exposure to asbestos causes or increases the risk of several life-threatening diseases, including asbestosis , pleural mesothelioma (lung), and peritoneal mesothelioma (abdomen). Safer asbestos-free fibre cement sheet is still readily available, but the reinforcing fibres are cellulose. The name "fibro" is still traditionally applied to fibre cement. Some Australian states, such as Queensland , prohibit

702-512: The war as an affordable external cladding for buildings. Advertised as a fireproof alternative to other roofing materials such as asphalt , asbestos-cement roofs were popular, not only for safety but also for affordability. Due to asbestos cement's imitation of more expensive materials such as wood siding and shingles, brick , slate , and stone , the product was marketed as an affordable renovation material. Asbestos cement competed with aluminum alloy , available in large quantities after WWII, and

729-537: Was most widespread. Predominantly manufactured and sold by James Hardie until the mid-1980s, fibro in all its forms was a popular building material, largely due to its durability. The reinforcing fibres used in the product were almost always asbestos. The use of fibro that contains asbestos has been banned in several countries , including Australia, but as recently as 2016, the material was discovered in new components sold for construction projects. When exposed to weathering and erosion, particularly when used on roofs,

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