Bracalba, Queensland


Bracalba is a rural locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia.

Geography

A large portion of the northern half of Bracalba lies within Beerburrum West State Forest.

History

The name is derived from the Wakawaka language, and refers to the scrub areas of the D'Aguilar Range.
Ferndale Provisional School opened on 19 April 1892. On 1 January 1909 it became Ferndale State School. In 1913 it was renamed Bracalba State School. It closed in 1941.
In the, the suburb recorded a population of 162 persons, with a median age of 32 years.