Wolffdene is a rural

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in 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 , Wolffdene had a population of 288 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the Albert River. The

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 ...

runs through from south-east to north-east.

History

Belivah Provisional School opened circa 1874 and classes were held in a church. In September 1891, the residents were agitating to relocate the school to a location closer to where more children lived, but

Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...

did not wish to pay for a new provisional school. In March 1892, the residents commenced the construction of a new school themselves and the Queensland Government agreed to contribute £37 to complete the building. It was renamed Wolffdene Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Wolffdene State School. It closed in 1935 but re-opened 15 February 1939. It closed permanently on 31 August 1942. It was located at 810 Beaudesert Beenleigh Road (). In 1989, the

Goss Government The Goss Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by Labor Premier Wayne Goss. It commenced on 7 December 1989, five days after the Cooper Ministry, led by Premier Russell Cooper of the National Party, was defeated at the 198 ...

rejected a proposal to build Wolffdene Dam on the Albert River. Later, a dam near Glendower Homestead was once planned in a Queensland Government water strategy report from 1990. The option was discarded after it was revealed the site was too costly to build a dam for the amount of water it would have provided. In the , Wolffdene had a population of 292 people. In the , Wolffdene had a population of 288 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wolffdene. The nearest government schools are Windaroo State School in

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 ...

to the north and Cedar Creek State School in Cedar Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Windaroo Valley State High School in Bahrs Scrub to the north.

References

{{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City Localities in Queensland