Undullah is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivi ...

split between 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 ...

and the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government ...

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 , Undullah had a population of 45 people.

Geography

Undullah is dominated by the

Flinders Peak Group The Flinders Peak Group is an unnamed range of hills located on the northern edge of the Scenic Rim Region, south west of Logan City and south east of the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. The summit in the Range is Flinders ...

which rises towards its western boundary. Within the locality are the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Elliott () * Mount Wilbraham () * Rocky Knob () * Mount Flintoff () * Mount Joyce () Woollaman Creek, a tributary of

Teviot Brook Teviot Brook is a waterway in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises in the Main Range at Carneys Creek and joins the Logan River at Cedar Grove. It is part of the Clarence Moreton Basin, a sedimentary basin on the easternmost part of ...

, is the major waterway in the suburb. Very little of the area is developed with most of the rangelands covered by bush.

History

The ''Undullah'' is believed to be the word ''nandulla'' from the Bundjalung and/or

Yuggera The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, and other variants, are the Australian Aboriginal people who spoke the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompassed a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the te ...

languages meaning the silver leafed iron bark (

eucalyptus melanophloia ''Eucalyptus melanophloia'', commonly known as silver-leaved ironbark, is a species of tree that is endemic to northeastern Australia. It is a small to medium-sized tree with rough, hard ironbark on the trunk and branches. The crown is usually c ...

). Henry Herbert Elliott was an early settler who raised cattle. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Undullah was split between

Logan City 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 ...

and

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. On 20 May 2016, the eastern part of Undullah (within Logan City) was excised to create the new localities of Flinders Lakes and Monarch Glen and part of the new locality of

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 ...

. In the , Undullah had a population of 45 people.

Education

There are no schools in Undullah. The nearest government primary schools are Ripley Valley State School in South Ripley to the north, Flagstone State School in

to the east, and Peak Crossing State School in Peak Crossing to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ripley Valley State Secondary College in South Ripley, Flagstone State Community College in Flagstone, and

Bremer State High School , established = 1959 , principal = Ross Bailey , type = Public, co-educational, secondary, day school , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinate ...

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

to the north-west.

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Suburbs of Logan City Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland