Elimbah, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Elimbah is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Elimbah is located north of the larger centre of Caboolture, and south of Beerburrum.

[citation needed] Elimbah has the following mountains: The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality.

Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through the north-east corner.

[10] The traditional owners of Elimbah were the Kabi people, who called the area as the "place of the grey water snake".

[2][11] The town was originally a campsite known as The Six Mile when it became a resting place for horses and bullocks.

[13] Fundraising for Elimbah Hall began in 1915 and dedicated to returned servicemen on ANZAC Day, 25 April 1922.

[19] Today Elimbah is a rural hinterland town and relies on its local agricultural practices of livestock farming and strawberry breeding.

Dedication of Elimbah Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1922
Staff and students at Twin View State School, circa 1921
Elimbah Uniting Church, 2006