What Does Yarrabilba Mean?

What Does Yarrabilba Mean?

Yarrabilba is a locality of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580.

What does Yarrabilba mean in Aboriginal?

Yarrabilba, meaning 'place of song', is so named by the Aboriginal people of the Yugambeh language group who, before arrival of Europeans, occupied the area of land between what are now known as the Logan and Albert rivers.

What is the meaning of Yarrabilba?

The Wangerriburra Clan of the Yugambeh language group occupied this land before the arrival of Europeans. Yarrabilba means 'place of song' in Wangerriburra/Bundjalung language. The area still contains many artefacts and evidence of their occupation.

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