About Morayfield

The Morayfield state electorate is a new electorate created in the growth corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. It includes the suburbs of Caboolture South, Upper Caboolture, Rocksberg, Moorina, Morayfield, Burpengary and Narangba. The electorate was created from parts of the Pumicestone, Kallangur and the now-abolished Kurwongbah state electorates.

The use of the word "Morayfield" dates back to the 1850s when George Raff, who was the first Member for Brisbane in the first Queensland Parliament in 1860, bought some of the land held by the failed Caboolture Cotton Company and called it Moray Field, although it was often written as Morayfields.

Now, the area has grown to the point where it is identified as one of the fastest growing areas of South-East Queensland. This growth presents the community with many challenges but also opportunities.

The electorate has two train stations - Morayfield and Burpengary - and is home to the depot of Kangaroo Bus Lines. It has two State High Schools, a Catholic College and seven State Primary Schools as well as the State's largest Special School.

Recent achievements in the electorate include a new Burpengary Police Station, new buildings and facilities for primary and secondary schools across the electorate, a new ambulance station for Narangba with intensive care paramedics on staff, a new fire station at Burpengary and additional car parking facilities at Morayfield and Burpengary train stations.

Key industries in the Morayfield State Electorate are retail and commerce and these both employ many local residents.