Cedar Grove is a mixed-use

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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 bo ...

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 , Cedar Grove had a population of 2,041 people.

Geography

The western and part of the northern boundary of Cedar Grove follows 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 So ...

. On the river on the northern boundary is the Cedar Grove Weir. The

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loosely forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The eastern edge of the locality and the west of the locality are used for agriculture, a mixture of

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation and crop growing. A strip through the centre of the locality between the eastern and western agricultural areas is residential.

History

Cedar Grove railway station () was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert. The line opened on 16 May 1888. When the

railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

to Beaudesert was built in 1888, the station was built in the area known as Cedar Pocket. The station appears on an 1888 map as Cedar Pocket South railway station. Jimboomba Timber Reserve Provisional School opened circa 1899. In 1906, it was renamed Martindale Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Martindale State School. It was in the area of Gittins Road (now in Riverbend). It closed in 1922. The school building was then relocated to 19-29 Cedar Grove Road (), where it opened as Cedar Grove State School in 1923. It closed in 1965. The Cedar Grove Weir on the Logan River was built between March 2007 and January 2008. It supplies water into the

South East Queensland Water Grid The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the drought in Austr ...

. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Cedar Grove became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. In the 2011 census, Cedar Grove had a population of 2,020. In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 2,041 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cedar Grove. The nearest government primary school is Woodhill State School in neighbouring Woodhill to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Flagstone State Community College in

Flagstone Flagstone (flag) is a generic flat stone, sometimes cut in regular rectangular or square shape and usually used for paving slabs or walkways, patios, flooring, fences and roofing. It may be used for memorials, headstones, facades and other con ...

to the north and Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the south.

References

External links

* * {{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City Localities in Queensland