Windaroo is a residential

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

in the outer southern areas of the

City of Logan 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 ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Windaroo had a population of 2,827 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by Windaroo Creek, to the east by the Albert River, to the south by Bannockburn Road, and to the west by

Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road is a continuous road route in the Scenic Rim and Logan City regions of Queensland, Australia. Part of the road is signed as State Route 90 and the rest as State Route 92. Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road (number 203) i ...

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 1 June 1981. Windaroo State School opened on 28 January 1992. It is now within neighbouring

Mount Warren Park Mount Warren Park is a residential suburb in the outer eastern area of City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. The mountain Mount Warren is within the suburb (). In the , Mount Warren Park had a population of 5,791 people. Geography The suburb ...

. Windaroo Valley State High School opened on 1 January 1994. It is now within neighbouring Bahrs Scrub. Windaroo war memorial

On Sunday 29 October 2000, the Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial was dedicated to military personnel and civilians who had served in Australia's

peace-keeping Peacekeeping comprises activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare. Within the United N ...

missions. Until 2008, Windaroo was within the

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City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774 it is the second most populous local government area in Australia (City of Brisbane being the ...

. However, local government boundary changes in 2008 transferred suburbs north of the Albert River (including Windaroo) into the City of Logan, even though a

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held in 2007 found 2,534 residents supported the change while 10,821 were opposed. In the , Windaroo recorded a population of 2,715 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Windaroo population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 70.6% of people living in Windaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 7.4%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, Ireland 0.6%. 91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Romanian, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% German. In the , Windaroo had a population of 2,827 people.

Education

There are no schools in Windaroo. The nearest government primary school is Windaroo State School in neighbouring Mount Warren Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Windaroo Valley State High School in neighbouring Bahrs Scrub to the north-west.

Amenities

Windaroo Lakes Golf Club has an 18-hole golf course at 2 Johanna Place (corner of Anna Louise Terrace, ). Windaroo Memorial Peace Park is at Carl Heck Boulevard (). It contains the Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial. There are a number of parks in the area: * Kaiser Drive Park () * Rugby Union Club ()

References

External links

* * {{Logan City