Download coordinates as: Sandgate is a northern coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[7] The Turrbul people inhabited the seashore, the creeks and lagoons from Nudgee Beach to the Pine River.

This larger clan inhabited the area from North Brisbane and along the coastline of Nudgee, Sandgate to Caboolture.

In their language the local Turrbal clan called their coastal land "Warra" meaning "an open sheet of water".

Sandgate in Brisbane has an adjacent suburb called Shorncliffe named after the camp in Kent, again by Burnett, after the similarity of the cliffs.

One of the first structures built at Sandgate was a Native Police barracks, from where officers such as the Frederick Wheeler conducted punitive raids against local aboriginals.

[15] On 25 May 1872, Robert Travers Atkin, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, died at Sandgate following an illness of some months.

In January 1880, a plan of subdivisions 1 to 32 of Portion 73, Town of Sandgate, was advertised for sale, with interested persons to apply to William Potts, Queen Street, Brisbane.

[29] These included a fire department, ambulance, and sanitation facilities, as well as maintaining roads and regulating local development.

[32][33] In September 1886 it was announced that it would be dedicated to St Nicolas, the patron saint of sailors and sea-farers, a common practice in seaside towns.

[35] The Queensland Government purchased the church and incorporated it into Shorncliffe State School but subsequently demolished it due to extensive termite damage.

[43] On Sunday 25 September 1892, the new Sacred Heart Catholic Church was opened and blessed by Cardinal Francis Moran assisted by Archibshop of Brisbane Robert Dunne.

[19][38] It opened with an initial enrolment of 50 students was operated by three Sisters of Mercy from the All Hallows' Convent in Fortitude Valley.

[38] The school provided secondary education until 1980 when St John Fisher College opened in neighbouring Bracken Ridge.

[48][49][50][51][52] On Saturday 2 December 1939, 500 people attended the opening of a new church building by Reverend F. A. Malcolm, the President of the Methodist Conference.

[47] On 27 December 1920, 33 building sites in the Nashville Heights Estate were advertised for auction by Lyons & Coaldrake.

[58] Sandgate boasted clean beaches that were a popular weekend destination, with thousands of people visiting from Brisbane to escape the heat.

[19] Due to delays in the construction of the first school building, the first classes were taught in the Sandgate Town Hall.

[19][63] In June 1990, the Uniting Church in Australia congregations of Boondall, Brighton, Sandgate and Shorncliffe decided to amalgamate.

77.8% of people living in Sandgate were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 0.8%, Ireland 0.6%, Philippines 0.5%.

92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.5% Japanese, 0.4% French, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Italian.

[78][79][80] Recreational facilities in Sandgate include numerous parks, walking and bike tracks, and a municipal swimming pool on Flinders Parade.

[81] A number of sports teams represent the local area, including the Sandgate-Redcliffe Gators and Sandgate Football Club.

[citation needed] The Police and Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) is located next to playing fields at the western end of Kempster Street.

It runs regular Blue Light Discos and other social events, and is a centre for gymnastics, martial arts training and other sports.

[citation needed] The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race starts from Shorncliffe Pier every Easter.

[citation needed] The Sandgate & District Historical Society & Museum is at 150 Rainbow Street (27°19′18″S 153°04′20″E / 27.3218°S 153.0722°E / -27.3218; 153.0722 (Sandgate & District Historical Society & Museum)) in a building that was formerly Mohoupts' General Store and a local funeral business.