New Beith is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , New Beith had a population of 4,081 people.

Geography

Large parts of New Beith are undeveloped, particularly around Round Mountain. A majority of the locality's eastern boundary aligns with the

Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor The Sydney–Brisbane railway corridor is a long standard-gauge railway corridor that connects the state capitals of Brisbane (Queensland) and Sydney (New South Wales) in Australia. Description The corridor consists of the first of the Main ...

. Residential housing has been established in the north east corner of New Beith. The southern and eastern half of New Beith lies within the

Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South ...

catchment while the north and west of New Beith belong to the

Oxley Creek The Oxley Creek ( Yagara: ''Benarrawa'') is a creek that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Rising in the low hills in Scenic Rim Region, water from the large ...

catchment.

History

The name ''New Beith'' is a reference to the town of

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, the home town of Cecelia, wife of Richard Tyson Wilson, an early European settler. New Beith State School was opened in March 1916 with 18 students and teacher Gladys Heany, but closed on 9 July 1950 as the combined numbers with Greenbank State School were not sufficient to support two schools in the area. Formerly in the

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire co ...

, New Beith became part of

Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. In the , New Beith recorded a population of 3,446 people; 49.3% females and 50.7% males. The median age of the New Beith population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 78.5% of people living in New Beith were born in Australia. The other most frequent responses for country of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.9%, Poland 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Laos 0.5%. 88.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Mon-Khmer, nec, 0.8% Hmong, 0.8% Samoan, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Polish. In the New Beith had a population of 4,081 people. On 20 May 2016, areas in the south of New Beith were excised to form the new locality of Silverbark Ridge and part of the new locality of

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Education

There are no schools in New Beith. The nearest government primary school is Greenbank State School in neighbouring Greenbank to the north. The nearest government secondary school is

Park Ridge State High School Park Ridge State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in the suburb of Park Ridge, a suburb of the local government area of Logan City, south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine S ...

in Park Ridge to the north-west.

Amenities

There is an off-leash dog park at Teviot Downs Park in Bradman Street.

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