Tallebudgera

Tallebudgera is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Tallebudgera is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tallebudgera had a population of 3,667 people.

The traditional owners were the Tulgigin clan of Australian Aborigines, but in the 2011 Census, Indigenous Australians accounted for just 0.9% of the population of Tallebudgera (around one third of the national average of 2.5%).The village was originally called Maybree, the name of a tree that grew locally, while Tallebudgera was the name of the creek and was an Aboriginal word meaning good fish.Tallebudgera State School opened on 17 October 1877.Tallebudgera Presbyterian Church opened in August 1888 by Reverend James Ewen.In 1904, 10,000 acres subdivided in to 36 dairy farms known as "Tallebudgera and Currumbin Estate" were advertised for sale by auction by Isles, Love and Co. auctioneers. Blocks from 72 acres up to 557 acres were advertised as available for purchase.Upper Tallebudgera State School opened in 1923 and closed circa 1942.St Andrew's Lutheran College opened in 1993.The name Maybree has no historical record (there are no trees with that name).Stephen Tobin and his wife Mary were pioneers to Tallebudgera and their property was called "Mayberry".Tobin was known for his hospitality and it is possible that Mayberry was shortened to Maybree and became well known as a place to stay when travelling through or to Tallebudgera.