Scarborough, Queensland Scarborough, Queensland Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. Scarborough is at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The suburb used to act as a gateway to Moreton Island via the Combie Trader barge, but this service was recently sold. In the , Scarborough recorded a population of 7,986 people, 52.3% female and 47.7% male. The median age of the Scarborough population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 71.3% of people living in Scarborough were born in Australia. The other
Bank of Queensland owned subsidiary in 1982. In 1991 BOQ acquired Stowe Electronic Switching Pty Ltd and renamed it Queensland Electronic Switching Pty Ltd. In 1999, Bank of Hawaii bought 5.8 m shares (approx. 10%) in Bank of Queensland. Two years later Bank of Hawaii sold its 6.2 m shares and 5.4 m convertible notes in Bank of Queensland to refocus on its operations in Hawaii. BOQ acquired the equipment financing business of UFJ Bank in Australia and New Zealand in 2003. The bank also acquired ATM Solutions. In 2004, BOQ opened branches in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory.