The area once belonged to Mrs. Griffin of Whiteside west of Petrie, and was acquired by a Scottish migrant by the name of Thomas Petrie in 1855. The name Kallangur originates from the Aboriginal word "kalangoor", meaning a goodly or satisfactory place. Kallangur is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Aboriginal country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions, however, the word "kalangoor" is from the Kabi dialect, from the traditional Aboriginal Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi) country of the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions.