Jacobs Well, Queensland

Jacobs Well is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is positioned on the delta of the Pimpama River at the southern end of Moreton Bay. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,546. Jacobs Well is best known for its four lane boat ramp, Volunteer Marine Rescue facility and the surrounding sugar cane fields. It is often described as "The Gateway to Southern Moreton Bay"Jacobs Well was once part of the Shire of Albert. It belongs to the Electoral district of Coomera state electorate.GeographyJacobs Well is bounded to the north by Steiglitz, to the east by Moreton Bay, to the south by the Pimpama River and to the west by Norwell.HistoryIn the late 1800s, the farming district located between the Pimpama River and the Logan River called Pimpama Island and encompasses the modern localities of Jacobs Well, Norwell, Steiglitz and Woongoolba. It was referred to as an island because there were a number of lagoons and swamps that isolated the area during the wet season; however, this disadvantage made it good land for growing sugar cane.