Margate is a coastal suburb on the Redcliffe Peninsula, and, along with neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula, is a popular recreational destination for the South East Queensland. Margate was formerly part of the City of Redcliffe, although in 2008 became part of the amalgamated Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. In the , Margate had a population of 7,405 people. Geography Margate is in the east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately by road north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. History Humpybong Provisional School opened on 1 February 1876 in a site on Elizabeth Avenue near Duffield Road. In 1878 a new school building was erected close to the original site. The Beaconsfield Estate, Humpy Bong was advertised to be auctioned circa 1880. J. H. Henzell & Co were the auctioneers and there were 64 subdivided allotments on offer. The estate was on Beaconsfield Street, very close to the Esplanade. In September 1883, 124 subdivided allotments of Dover Estate were advertised to be auctioned by David Love Auctioneer. A map advertising the auction shows that the estate is midway between Scott's Point and Redcliffe Point with a long frontage to the Main Coast Road. In April 1889, 69 subdivided allotments of McCulloch's Beach Estate were advertised to be auctioned by G. T. Bell Auctioneer. A map advertising the auction shows that the estate was on McCulloch's Avenue and very close to the Esplanade. In 1909, Humpybong Provisional School was merged with Redcliffe State School and relocated to a more central site where it continued to be called Humpybong State School. In January 1933, 21 subdivided allotments of Parry-Okeden Estate were advertised to be auctioned by the auctioneers Isles, Love & Col and E. H. Decker acting in conjunction. A map advertising the auction shows that the estate was 1 minute from Margate Beach. Margate Baptist Mission Church opened on Saturday 23 May 1936. The congregation of the Sandgate Baptist Church purchased land in Margate and then relocated their church hall to the site and renovated it. Humpybong Infants State School was split from Humpybong State School on 24 August 1959 but was closed on 12 December 1997 and re-integrated back into the state school. In the , Margate recorded a population of 7,008 people, 52% female and 48% male. The median age of the Margate population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of