The suburb takes its name from its railway station, which in turn was named after the fruit of the plant Persoonia media, known as "jibung" in the Dharuk language. The Geebung Baptist church was initiated with a stump capping ceremony on Saturday 7 February 1925; prior to this services had been held in the war memorial hall. On Saturday 14 February 1926, the church was opened in a ceremony attended by 150 people. It was made of weatherboard and could seat about 100 people. The church cost having spent for the land. A new church was built about the 1960s. In May 2012 the Geebung Baptist congregation merged with the Sandgate Baptist congregation, selling their existing churches and establishing a new church, Connect Baptist Church at Deagon. In August 2013, the Geebung Baptist church was purchased by the Tonga Houʻeiki Church for $1.5 million, although the decision to purchase was controversial within the church. During World War II the southern piece of Geebung was host to the Chermside Army Camp, which occupied land that includes part of the present dayMarchant Park. Two years after the war, ISAS assembled war surplus Nissen huts for their business on Robinson Road in north Geebung. In 1949, the Brisbane City Council zoned that territory for general industry. Geebung State School opened on 27 January 1953. St Kevin's Catholic Primary School opened in January 1964. The R H Kirkley Education Centre opened on 21 May 1979 was opened as a school for students requiring significant educational support due to intellectual and other disabilities. It was later renamed R H. Kirkley Special School and then Geebung Special School on 1 January 1986. The suburb was the location for a significant fossil discovery in 2013. The fossils were the remains of a rare 50-million-year-old crocodile like species and several other animals.
Demographics
In the the population of Geebung was 4,620: 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Geebung population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 77.5% of people living in Geebung were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.6%, India 1.4%, Philippines 1.1%, China 0.6%. 86.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Samoan.
Geebung is host to a wide range of commercial business-to-business companies. Some of the most notable occupants include , , and .
Education
Geebung State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 250 Newman Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 318 students with 24 teachers and 18 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Geebung Special School is a special primary school for boys and girls at Beau Vista Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 100 students with 34 teachers and 45 non-teaching staff. St Kevin's School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls at 249 Newman Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 271 students with 23 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.
