Ningi, Queensland
Ningi is a town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ningi had a population of 4,675 people. It is near Caboolture. Geography. The northern boundary is aligned with Ningi Creek. Ningi Island is located in the north east where the Creek enters Pumicestone Passage. Ningi Creek Conservation Park has been established in the west of Ningi. The main township of Ningi is located on Bribie Island Road. At the northern area of Ningi is a housing estate called Bribie Pines, mostly inhabited by the elderly. There are two other housing  estates in the area: Grey Gums Estate located on the road out to Godwin Beach, and the newly developed Sandstone Lakes. It is surrounded by developments ranging from acreage to half acre blocks many of which are classified as rural residential as well as rural properties and state forests. History. The origin of the suburb's name is from the Aboriginal Undanbi clan, the Ningi Ningi, whose name meant "oysters". In 1998 a vacuum sewerage system was installed by the Caboolture Shire Council (now Moreton Bay Regional Council) to replace the septic systems originally used. In the , Ningi recorded a  population of 3,687 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Ningi population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 76.4% of people living in Ningi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 90.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Spanish. In the , the locality of Ningi had a population of 4,675 people. Education. There are no schools in Ningi . The nearest government primary schools are Caboolture East State School in neighbouring Caboolture to the west, Beachmere State School in neighbouring Beachmere to the south, and Bribie Island State School in Banksia Beach on Bribie Island to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Caboolture State High School in neighbouring Caboolture to the west and Bribie Island State High School in Bongaree on Bribie Island to the east. Amenities. Theo Greene Park is at 1320 Bribie Island Road (). It features barbecue and picnic facilities, playground equipment, and a half basketball court. Ningi Community Hall is adjacent to Theo Greene  Park (). It is available for rental from the Ningi Community Hall Association on behalf of the council. Attractions. Ningi has a medieval festival, WWII bunkers and an Aboriginal Bora ring.