31-489: Download coordinates as: Morayfield is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 24,898 people. Morayfield is 44.5 kilometres (27.7 mi) by road north of Brisbane CBD , the state capital. Morayfield is a mostly residential suburb, consisting mainly of low-set brick homes and some semi-rural acreage. The main commercial area
62-586: A Protestant religious order called Sisters of the Common Life. Amy Carmichael was a prolific writer, publishing many books and articles about her experiences as a missionary in India. Carmichael died in India in 1951 at the age of 83. She asked that no stone be put over her grave at Dohnavur. Other Christian missionaries have cited her as an influence. India outlawed temple prostitution in 1948. However,
93-737: A brief period of service in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ), she went to Bangalore , India, for her health, where she chose to stay to continue her work as a missionary. She was commissioned by the Church of England Zenana Mission . Carmichael's most notable work was with girls and young women, some of whom were rescued from customs that amounted to forced prostitution Carmichael founded the Dohnavur Fellowship in 1901 to continue her work, as she later wrote in The Gold Cord (1932). Dohnavur
124-425: A connection to train services at both Morayfield and Caboolture railway stations. Bus route 651 travels from Morayfield railway station via Morayfield Road to northern Caboolture and back providing a bus connection to both Morayfield and Caboolture railway stations. The 660 bus also travels to Morayfield Bus Station providing connections to Redcliffe , Caboolture , Burpengary and Deception Bay . Bus 9999
155-548: A girl named Preena. Having become a temple servant against her wishes, Preena managed to escape. Amy Carmichael provided her shelter, thus beginning her new ministry . In an attempt to respect Indian culture, members of the Dohnavur organization wore Indian dress and gave the rescued children Indian names. Carmichael herself dressed in Indian clothes and dyed her skin with dark coffee. While serving in India, Carmichael received
186-601: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
217-447: A letter from a young lady who was considering life as a missionary, asking, "What is missionary life like?" Carmichael wrote back, "Missionary life is simply a chance to die." In 1912, money and workers were available that helped fund a hospital at Dohnavur. By 1913, the Dohnavur Fellowship was serving 130 girls. In 1918, Dohnavur added a home for young boys, many born to the former temple prostitutes. Meanwhile, in 1916 Carmichael formed
248-741: A mill owner, led to the erection of the first "Welcome Hall", on the corner of Cambrai Street and Heather Street in 1887. Amy continued at the Welcome until she received a call to work among the mill girls of Manchester in 1889, from which she moved on to overseas missionary work, despite suffering from neuralgia . At the Keswick Convention of 1887, she heard Hudson Taylor , founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM), speak about missionary life; soon afterwards, she became convinced of her calling to missionary work. She applied to
279-487: A mission in Dohnavur . She served in India for 55 years and wrote 35 books about her work as a missionary. Amy Beatrice Carmichael was born in the small village of Millisle , County Down , Ireland , in 1867, as the oldest of seven siblings. Her parents were David Carmichael, a miller, and his wife Catherine, both devout Christians . Amy attended Harrogate Ladies College for four years in her youth. Amy's father moved
310-456: A special education program. Carmichael College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 793-833 Oakey Flat Road ( 27°10′22″S 152°55′07″E / 27.1729°S 152.9185°E / -27.1729; 152.9185 ( Carmichael College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 158 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The school
341-502: Is a service that operates from Donnybrook and Toorbul on Thursday morning and afternoon that provides connection to Caboolture and Morayfield Bus Station. There is also a bus service from Kilcoy through the QConnect network under route number 895. This service services Woodford , D'Agulair , Wamuran , Caboolture and terminates at Morayfield Bus Station. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
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#1732797868162372-639: Is concentrated along Morayfield Road and includes the Morayfield Shopping Centre. The suburb is situated in the Burpengary Creek catchment area. The Bruce Highway and Caboolture railway line passes from south to north through the suburb. In 1868, Brisbane man George Raff bought some of the land held by the failed Caboolture Cotton Company, calling it "Moray Field", derived from Raff's native Morayshire in Scotland . It
403-600: Is named after Irish missionary Amy Carmichael . The Creekside Community Church (one of the Christian Community Churches of Australia ) is on the school campus and supports the school. Morayfield railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Ipswich , as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast . Morayfield Road is a major road that passes through both Morayfield and Caboolture . Most of
434-527: Is situated in Tamil Nadu , thirty miles from India's southern tip. The name derives from Count Dohna, who initially funded German missionaries at the site in the early 19th century, on which the Rev. Thomas Walker then established a school. Carmichael's fellowship transformed Dohnavur into a sanctuary for over one thousand children. Carmichael often said that her ministry of rescuing temple children started with
465-430: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Amy Carmichael Amy Beatrice Carmichael (16 December 1867 – 18 January 1951) was an Irish Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded
496-776: The 2010-2011 Queensland floods . Carmichael College opened as a private primary school in 2015. In 2020, it introduced secondary schooling and plans to offer all years through to Year 12 by 2025. In the 2016 census , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 21,394 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age of the Morayfield population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38. 77.2% of people living in Morayfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.5%, England 3.3%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 88.2% of people spoke only English at home;
527-1006: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
558-460: The railway station and route 9999 that terminates at Morayfield Bus Station. The bus services take long detours and are inconvenient to use especially with connecting bus routes. Journeys that take less than 15 mins by car can take over 1.5 hours by bus. There are few passenger services available in the mornings and afternoons when the buses are used for the school runs. The 667 local loop bus service provides transport throughout southern portion of
589-777: The China Inland Mission and lived in London at the training house for women, where she met author and missionary to China Mary Geraldine Guinness , who encouraged her to pursue missionary work. Carmichael was ready to sail for Asia, but it was determined that her health made her unfit for the work. She postponed her missionary career with the CIM and decided later to join the Church Missionary Society . Initially Carmichael traveled to Japan, staying for fifteen months, but returned home for health reasons. After
620-462: The Dohnavur Fellowship continues, now supporting approximately 500 people on 400 acres with 16 nurseries and a hospital. The foundation is now run by Indians under the jurisdiction of the C.S.I. Tirunelveli Diocese , founded in 1896. Changed policies acknowledging Indian law require that all children born in or brought to Dohnavur be sent out for education in the 6th grade. Furthermore, since 1982, infant boys have been adopted out rather than remaining in
651-791: The family to Belfast when she was 16 years old, but he died two years later. In Belfast, the Carmichaels founded the Welcome Evangelical Church . In the mid-1880s, Carmichael started a Sunday-morning class for the 'Shawlies' (mill girls who wore shawls instead of hats) in the church hall of Rosemary Street Presbyterian. This mission grew quickly to include several hundred attendees. At this time Amy saw an advertisement in The Christian for an iron hall that could be erected for £500 and would seat 500 people. Two donations, £500 from Miss Kate Mitchell and one plot of land from
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#1732797868162682-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
713-514: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
744-527: The next most common languages were Samoan 0.8%, Mandarin 0.5%, Korean 0.4%, Tagalog 0.3% and German 0.2%. In the 2021 census , Morayfield had a population of 24,898 people. Morayfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Morayfield State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 196-230 Morayfield Road ( 27°06′23″S 152°56′50″E / 27.1065°S 152.9472°E / -27.1065; 152.9472 ( Morayfield State School ) ). In 2017,
775-800: The region's shops are situated on this major road, including the Morayfield Shopping Centre. The pedestrian access along Morayfield Road is unpleasant and there are long stretches between where you can cross. Wheelchair access is severely limited on some streets. All bus services in Morayfield travel ether via or to/from the Morayfield Bus Station located at 171 Morayfield Road adjacent to Devereaux Drive with access to Morayfield Shopping Centre ( 27°06′12″S 152°56′56″E / 27.1032°S 152.9489°E / -27.1032; 152.9489 ( Morayfield Bus Station ) ). Buses also travel to Morayfield railway station except for Buses 660 which travels along Morayfield Road bypassing
806-473: The school had an enrolment of 554 students with 46 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Minimbah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at the corner Walkers Road and Minimbah Drive ( 27°06′39″S 152°55′27″E / 27.1107°S 152.9243°E / -27.1107; 152.9243 ( Minimbah State School ) ). In 2017,
837-458: The school had an enrolment of 802 students with 57 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Morayfield East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 107 Graham Road ( 27°07′00″S 152°58′01″E / 27.1168°S 152.9669°E / -27.1168; 152.9669 ( Morayfield East State School ) ). In 2023,
868-471: The school had an enrolment of 973 students. It includes a special education program. Morayfield State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Visentin Road ( 27°06′32″S 152°57′12″E / 27.1090°S 152.9533°E / -27.1090; 152.9533 ( Morayfield State High School ) ). In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 1,687 students. It includes
899-425: The suburb connecting it to other bus services at Morayfield Bus Station and train services at Morayfield railway station . The service also travels to Burpengary on Sunday only. The 656 service runs a loop to Upper Caboolture and connects to train services at Morayfield railway station and bus services at Morayfield Bus Station. Bus routes 653 and 654 provides a connection to Caboolture South and Bellmere with
930-512: Was often written as "Morayfields" and, from 1881, became "Morayfield". Caboolture State School opened in present-day Morayfield on 4 August 1873. In 1890, it was renamed Caboolture South State School. In 1908, it was renamed Morayfield State School. The original school building is still on the site and is heritage-listed. (This school should not be confused with the current Caboolture State School in Caboolture when originally opened in 1889 and
961-701: Was then known as Caboolture North State School). Morayfield State High School opened on 27 January 1981 and in 2023 had over 1600 students enrolled. Until the mid-1980s, Morayfield remained a rural area consisting of a small dairy holding and small crop farming enterprises. However, with the population pressure caused by the rapid growth of the greater Brisbane area, it has seen significant residential development and rapid population growth. Morayfield East State School opened on 29 January 1991. Minimbah State School opened on 28 January 1997. Morayfield Shopping Centre opened on 14 April 1997 with an expansion in 2005. In January 2011, parts of Morayfield were flooded during