Loganholme ( ) is a

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in the

City of Logan The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,764.

Geography

The suburb is bisected by the Pacific Motorway and the

Logan Motorway The M2/M6 Logan Motorway is a 30-kilometre toll road between Ipswich and the M1 or Pacific Motorway at Loganholme, and the Gateway Motorway, providing access to the Gold Coast on the eastern seaboard and to the rural areas of the Darling Do ...

which aligns with a small section of the northern boundary. The southern and western boundaries of the suburb follow the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

. Tudor Park on Clarks Road features sports facilities. The

Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road is a continuous road route in the Logan and Redland local government areas of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 47. It is a state-controlled district road (number 108) rated ...

exits to the north-east. A small pocket of land by the Logan River is known as Alexander Clark Park. The park is well-facilitated and available for large groups and events such as weddings. East of the motorway is a large commercial and industrial area, adjacent to vacant flood plains. Here the largest wastewater treatment plant in the City of Logan began an upgrade process in 2014. The upgrade was needed to meet population growth in the area. In the northern tip of Loganholme, adjacent to the

Logan Hyperdome Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Shailer Park, Queensland, is the largest shopping centre in Logan City and one of the largest single storey shopping centres in Australia. The Queensland Police Service operates a police beat shopfront in the ...

is a retail district with a public hotel. Nearby, along Bryants Road is the Loganholme police station.

Climate

History

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, which was converted to a sugar mill, was built at Loganholme in 1867.

Loganholme State School Loganholme State School is a State school, public co-educational primary school located in the Logan City suburb of Loganholme, Queensland, Loganholme within Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education (Queensland), ...

opened on 24 May 1873. It closed on 28 Feb 1890, reopening as Loganholme Provisional School in April 1890. On 23 January 1893 it became Loganholme State School once again. The existing ferry crossing at Loganhholme, known as the Beenleigh Ferry, established in the 1870s, was facing increased delays by the 1920s as vehicle traffic passing through the area increased dramatically. A road crossing from Loganholme to Beenleigh was opened in July 1931. The bridge here was duplicated in May 1968 and rebuilt in 1999 when the Pacific Motorway was widened. Until 1949, Loganholme was within

Shire of Tingalpa The Shire of Tingalpa was a local government area in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from Mount Cotton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1949. ...

. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School opened on 23 January 1984 in the tradition of

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. It is now within the boundaries of the neighbouring suburb of Cornubia.

Demographics

In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,764, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age was 34 years, 4 years below the national median of 38. 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.1%, England 3.5%, South Africa 1.0%, Philippines 1.0% and Vietnam 0.8%. 85.9% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 1.0% Vietnamese, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Spanish and 0.4% Maori (New Zealand). In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,303, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age was 33 years, 5 years below the national median of 38. 72.1% of people were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.1%, England 4.4%, South Africa 0.9%, Philippines 0.7% and Vietnam 0.6%. 88.0% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Maori (New Zealand) and 0.4% Korean. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,124, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Loganholme population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. 73.2% of people were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8%, England 4.8%, South Africa 1%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%. 90.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Samoan, 0.3% German.

Education

is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Wandilla Crescent (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 541 students with 37 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

program.

Transport

A bus interchange is located adjacent to the Logan Hyperdome. A regular bus links to both

Beenleigh Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,425 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ...

and

Logan Central Logan Central is a mixed-use suburb and the central business district and administrative centre of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Logan Central had a population of 6,210 people. Geography Once forming part of Woodridge, L ...

. The

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intersection of the two motorways was originally built in 1988.

Notable People

* Kristy Wallace (b. 1996), WNBA player for the

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References

External links

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Logan District Oral History

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