Griffin, Queensland

Griffin, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Griffin
city = Moreton Bay Regional Council
state = qld


caption =
fedgov = Petrie
stategov = Electoral district of Murrumba
lga = Moreton Bay Regional Council
postcode = 4503
pop = 1,191 (2006 Census)
dist1 = 24
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Kallangur
near-n = Mango Hill
near-ne = Clontarf
near-w = Murrumba Downs
near-e = "Hays Inlet"
near-sw = Bald Hills
near-s = Bald Hills
near-se = Brighton

Griffin is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The origin of the suburb name is from the Griffin family who migrated to Australia from the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. [ [http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page68.html Page Title ] ]

Griffin contains both residential and agricultural land usage as well as recreational, boating and fishing facilities along the northern shore of the Pine River. Further inland the Pine River diverges into the North Pine and South Pine rivers.

The Osprey House which is an environmental centre is located in Griffin.

External links

* [http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/ Pine Rivers Shire Council]
* [http://www.ospreyhouse.asn.au/ Osprey House - Environmental Centre]

References


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