Riverbend is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. Designated as a separate locality in 2017, it will be progressively developed for residential use as the population of the city grows. In the , Riverbend had a population of 661 people.

Geography

Riverbend is situated along the development corridor south of

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in the

Greater Flagstone Greater Flagstone is a district and development area located within the Logan City local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. Greater Flagstone is situated along the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor between two future employment pre ...

development area. The locality takes its name from the bend in 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 ...

on the southern boundary of the suburb. On the river on the southern boundary is the

Cedar Grove Weir The Cedar Grove Weir is a weir located across the Logan River in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the weir is for potable water storage. Location and features The weir is located northwest of , and southwes ...

History

Riverbend is situated in the Bundjalung traditional

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country. 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 (approx ). It closed in 1922. The school building was then relocated to Cedar Grove, where it opened as Cedar Grove State School in 1923 and closed in 1965. Riverbend was approved and designated as a locality within Logan City by the

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in September 2017. It was excised from land formerly in

Jimboomba Jimboomba is a town and locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jimboomba had a population of 7,423 people. Geography Jimboomba is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway, by road south-east of Logan ...

Demographics

In the , Riverbend had a population of 661 people. This was the first census for Riverbend.

Education

There are no schools in Riverbend. The nearest government primary schools are Flagstone State School in neighbouring

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to the north-west and Jimboomba State School in neighbouring

to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Flagstone State Community College in Flagstone.

References

{{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City Localities in Queensland