Karawatha, Queensland


Karawatha is an outer southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At the the suburb recorded a population of only 19.
It was formerly known as Berrinba, but now Berrinba is the name of the suburb to the south within Logan City. Karawatha is south-east of the Brisbane CBD.

History

The naming of the suburb Karawatha originates from an Aboriginal word meaning a place with pine trees.

Geography

Karawatha is a sparsely populated suburb with few structures and the majority of the land used as undeveloped park land, known as Karawatha Forest.

Facilities

The Islamic College of Brisbane, which offers education P-12, is located in Karawatha, at the Logan Border, next to the Karawatha Forest.