Logan City
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Australian place The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Logan also borders the Scenic Rim Region, the City of Ipswich, and Redland City LGAs. Logan is divided into 70 suburbs and 12 divisions; a councillor is elected to each of the latter.<ref name="saf">Template:Cite web</ref> The council had a population of 326,615 as of June 2018.<ref name=ABSLGA/>
Gaining significant area in 2008 from the amalgamation of parts of the Albert and Beaudesert Shires, the City of Logan extends north to Priestdale, south to Mundoolun near the Albert River, east to Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons. Logan is located across parts of the sub-basin of Oxley Creek, and the Logan and Albert Rivers. The Daisy Hill Koala Centre serves as an example of Logan's prominent bushland, reminiscent of Karawatha Forest, and the Tamborine and Venman Bushland National Parks, that border Logan suburbs.
The region is named after Captain Patrick Logan, as is the aforementioned river, alongside the commercial hubs of Logan Central, Shailer Park's Logan Hyperdome, and Browns Plains. Other populous suburbs include Beenleigh, Rochedale South, Meadowbrook, Springwood, Woodridge, Eagleby and the rural towns of Jimboomba and Logan Village. The city facilitates much of the transport between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Its motorway network is extensive: in the city's north-east, the Logan Motorway joins the Pacific Motorway, while the Mount Lindesay Highway and Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor cross the city along a roughly central north-south axis. New developments are common, particularly those being built at Yarrabilba and Greater Flagstone, while Griffith University has already established a Logan campus in Meadowbrook which is being developed into a specialist area based around health, research and education.<ref name="meadlcc">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2016, Luke Smith was elected mayor of Logan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 2 May 2019, Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe sacked the Logan City Council after eight of its Councillors and suspended mayor were charged with one count of fraud. The suspended Mayor was also charged with two counts of misconduct. The council was under administration until March 2020 elections.<ref name="L22052018">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the City of Logan had a population of 345,098 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
History
Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is an Australian Aboriginal languages of South East Queensland. The Yugembah language areas include Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim, Tweed River Valley, Albert River, Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Coolangatta, Coomera, Logan River, Pimpama and Tamborine, within the local government boundaries of the City of Gold Coast, City of Logan, Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>
The Commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement, Captain Patrick Logan, was a compulsive explorer and in 1826 on his first expedition he discovered the Logan River. He noted the river was well suited to large-vessel traffic and was a first-class avenue to access the high-quality arable land along its banks. He named the country Darling, in honour of the Governor. The Governor renamed the river after Logan. One of the first large employers was the timber industry.<ref name="rtr"/> The Logan River served as a rafting ground for logs and the new railways spurred local demand.<ref name="rtr">Template:Cite book</ref>
The penal settlement based in Brisbane was closed in 1841 and the land was quickly taken up by squatters. The first leases of land in the Logan area were issued from 1849 and immigration was encouraged following the separation from NSW in 1859. The declaration of the Logan and Eight Mile Plains Agricultural Reserves in 1862 led to extensive settlement of the area. German immigrants arrived in batches from the 1864 onwards. Generous land orders for immigrants in Queensland created a drawcard in the possibility of owning their own farm.<ref name="lrih">Template:Cite book</ref>
A cotton gin, which was converted to a sugar mill, was built at Loganholme in 1867.<ref name="lrih"/> Cotton growers faced problems with both the weather and a lack of available labour despite the introduction of Kanaka labour. By the 1870s few working cotton plantations remained along the Logan River.<ref name="lrih"/> While this crop was marginally successful, between 1866 and 1874, sugar was soon to become the staple industry.
Many small sugar mills were started by farmers seeking to avoid processing costs charged by big mills. However these quickly proved to be uneconomic. Many farmers in the area abandoned sugar after a severe frost in 1885 and a catastrophic flood in 1887 which saw crops destroyed and covered with metres of silt. Others continued growing sugar cane to make 1890 one of the best harvests ever.<ref name="lrih"/> In 1888, the railway opened in Logan.<ref name="ltm"/> Within a year, Cobb and Co services ended in Logan.<ref name="ltm">Template:Cite book</ref>
Significant flooding occurred in Logan during the 1974 Brisbane flood.<ref name="t1f">Template:Cite news</ref> The Wild Water Water Slide Park began operations in October 1982. The site was to become the Logan Hyperdome with the first work on the regional shopping centre beginning in October 1988.<ref name="lrtt">Template:Cite book</ref> It was officially opened in July 1989. Construction work on the Logan Hospital started in February 1989.<ref name="lrtt"/> In August 2011, the Logan suburb of Slacks Creek was the location for Queensland's worst house fire.<ref name="slhf">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2017, a water treatment plant at Round Mountain became the first in Australia to be powered entirely off-grid.<ref name="tepp">Template:Cite news</ref>
Establishment of Logan
The Department of Local Government instigated the formation of the new Logan Shire, which included the northern suburbs of both Albert and Beaudesert Shires. A section in the north previously belonged to the Shire of Tingalpa. There were about 69,000 people living to the north of the Logan River. On 31 May 1978, Local Government Minister Russ Hinze introduced the Local Government (Adjustment of Boundaries) Bill and which was officially approved on 8 June 1978. Logan then was declared a city on 1 January 1981<ref name="lrtt"/> and the administration building on Wembley Road was opened in February 1981.
The city was named after Captain Patrick Logan, one of the founders of the Moreton Bay convict settlement. Logan was honoured in the names of many locales in the district, such as the Logan River, the suburbs of Loganlea, Logan Village, Loganholme, Logan Reserve and Logan Central, the Logan Motorway and Logan Road, which connects Logan City with the nearby state capital of Brisbane.
Local government changes
With the major changes to local government in Queensland which took effect at 15 March 2008 local elections, Logan more than tripled in area and added 78,400 people to its population. This came about through annexing a large section of the now-dissolved Shire of Beaudesert as well as the Beenleigh-Eagleby suburban area to its southeast, which had been part of the Gold Coast. Residents of Beenleigh and Eagleby were asked to vote to join Logan, with an overwhelming "No" vote. Despite this, the amalgamation went ahead. In its rationale for the changes, the Local Government Reform Commission argued that the area added brought the South East Queensland urban footprint and future growth areas to 2026 under the one local government, which could plan effectively for the area's future and would face reduced compliance costs for development works. Economic factors, the lack of geographic barriers and the presence of transport corridors were also considered to be favourable to the annexation. Consideration was given to a merger with Redland to its east, but geographical barriers and the lack of a community of interest between them militated against this.<ref>Template:Cite book See also map here Template:Webarchive.</ref>
Demographics
The area is a major regional growth and development corridor with significant population growth expected through to 2041, second only to Brisbane in the state.<ref name="cba">Template:Cite web</ref> The city has a higher rate of multicultural diversity than the Queensland average.<ref name="lbtn">Template:Cite news</ref> About one quarter of Logan's residents were born overseas.<ref name="lbtn"/>
In the Template:CensusAU, Logan City had a population of 303,386 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male with 3.2% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of Logan City was 34 years old, 4 years below the national median of 38. The most commonly nominated ancestries were English (26.7%), Australian (24.0%), Irish (6.9%), Scottish (6.5%), and German (3.9%). 65.8% of people living in Logan City were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (7.7%), England (3.8%), the Philippines (1.0%), India (0.9%), and Samoa (0.7%). 77.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Samoan (1.4%), Mandarin (1.0%), Arabic and Hindi (0.7% each), and Spanish (0.5%). The most common religious affiliations reported were none (28.9%), Catholic (18.5%), Anglican (14.1%), and Uniting Church (4.2%).<ref name="Census2016">Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref> It had an unemployment rate of 5.61%, lower than the Queensland average of 6.2%.<ref name="lltt">Template:Cite news</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the Logan City had a population of 345,098 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male with 4.2% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of Logan City was 34 years old, 4 years below the national median of 38. The most commonly nominated ancestries were English (35.5%), Australian (31.1%), Scottish (8.2%), Irish (8.0%) and German (4.8%). 65.7% of people living in Logan City were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (7.1%), England (3.3%), India (1.6%), Philippines (1.1%) and Samoa (0.7%). 75.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Samoan (1.3%), Punjabi (1.2%), Mandarin (1.1%), Arabic (0.8%) and Hindi (0.7%). The most common religious affiliations reported were none (40.3%), Catholic (14.8%), Anglican (9.3%) and Christian (4.3%).<ref name=Census2021>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Governance
At the federal level, the majority of the city's population is represented by the electorate of Rankin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> First proclaimed in 1984, Rankin has elected a member of the Labor Party at every election since inception.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The newer parts of Logan are within Forde, while Moreton and Oxley contain small portions of Logan City closer to Brisbane. The Division of Wright, created in 2010, contains many of the rural areas in the southern part of the city.
Council
Logan City Council is divided and consists of 12 councillors<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and a popularly elected mayor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Councillors are not officially endorsed by political parties, but are required to declare current memberships of political parties, bodies, associations and trade or professional organisations.
| Councillor | Declared political membership | Term | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr. Jon Raven | ALP | 2024–current | Mayor | <ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Cr. Lisa Bradley | Independent | 2008–2019, 2020–current | Division 1 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Teresa Lane | ALP | 2020–current | Division 2 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Melinda Russell | ALP | 2020–current | Division 3 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Nathan St Ledger | Independent | 2024–current | Division 4 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Paul Jackson | Independent | 2024–current | Division 5 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Anthony Hall | Independent | 2020–current | Division 6 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Timothy Frazer | ALP | 2020–current | Division 7 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Jacob Heremaia | LNP | 2020–current | Division 8 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Scott Bannan | Independent | 2020–current | Division 9 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Miriam Stemp | Independent | 2020–current | Division 10 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Natalie Willcocks | Independent | 2020–current | Division 11 | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Cr. Karen Murphy | Independent | 2020–current | Division 12 | <ref name=":0" /> |
The council administers local infrastructure including 6 public pools, more than 900 parks, 7 cemeteries and a waste treatment plant at Browns Plains that provides gas-powered cogeneration power to about 2,000 homes.<ref name="fands1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Election results
Education
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Logan Reserve State School opened on 1 January 1868 and caters for students from Prep to Year 6 School with a C&K Kindy on site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=qs/> Another of the earliest schools in the area was Waterford State School. It was established as the Logan Provisional School and opened on 29 June 1869.<ref name=qhr>Template:Cite QHR</ref> Logan Village State School caters for students from Prep to Year six and opened in March 1872.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Centre Education Programme caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Loganholme State School opened 25 May 1873.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=qs/> Park Ridge State School opened on 23 April 1895.<ref name=qs/>
Woodridge State School opened on 20 May 1924.<ref name=qs/> Woodridge North State School opened on 23 January 1967.<ref name=qs/> Logan City Special School caters for students from Early Childhood to Year twelve.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It opened on 1 January 1972.<ref name=qs/>
Woodridge State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve. It opened on 1 February 1972.<ref name=qs/> Berrinba East State School opened on 24 January 1978.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kingston College (originally Kingston State High School) was opened in 1978. It now caters for seven to year twelve and a continuing education campus. Marsden State school opened on 23 January 1978.<ref name=qs/>
Shailer Park State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve. It opened on 29 January 1980.<ref name=qs/> Loganlea State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It opened on 27 January 1981.<ref name=qs/> Shailer Park State School opened on 25 January 1982.<ref name=qs/> Browns Plains State School opened on 24 January 1983.<ref name=qs>Template:Cite QldSchool</ref> Browns Plains State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve. It opened 29 January 1985.<ref name=qs/> Marsden State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve. It opened on 27 January 1987.<ref name=qs/>
Park Ridge State High School caters for students from Year seven to Year twelve. It opened on 29 January 1991.<ref name=qs/> Yarrabilba State School opened on 22 January 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Economy
There are extensive industrial and commercial areas, mostly in the north and east of Woodridge, and west of Springwood and Daisy Hill, clustered in the triangle formed by Logan Road/Pacific Highway and Kingston Road, and extending west along Compton Road. The Crestmead industrial estate is designed for light to medium industry in the manufacturing sector.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Logan is Queensland's poker machine 'pokie' capital with over 2,128 machines in 41 registered sites. Per machine, each pokie pays out $5,886 which is the highest figure in the state.<ref>(28 August 2012) Tony Moore. Logan Queensland's pokies capital Template:Webarchive. Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media.</ref>
Beenleigh Rum Distillery is oldest continuously operating rum distillery in Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tourism is emerging as a significant contributor to the local economy with an increasing portfolio of cultural and sporting events.
Transport
Logan City is serviced by Queensland Rail's Beenleigh and Gold Coast railway lines. The stations are Trinder Park, Woodridge, Kingston, Loganlea, Bethania, Edens Landing, Holmview and Beenleigh although Gold Coast trains stop only at Beenleigh and Loganlea stations. Integrated ticketing was introduced in South East Queensland in 2004 through Translink which has improved access to public transport. TransLink bus routes now service most of the built-up areas of Logan City.
Logan City Bus Service is a bus operator, servicing places between Brisbane and Gold Coast at Logan City. First operated as Greenline Bus Service, it was purchased by Clark's Bus Service in 1987. Further development included the purchasing of Rochedale Bus Service in 1995. The trading name of Logan City Bus Service was adopted in 2003. Logan City Bus Service operates a number of services under the Translink banner, in which most services are based around the Loganholme and Springwood bus stations along the Pacific Motorway, and the Browns Plains bus station further west. They also operate peak hour buses between Logan City and Brisbane City.
Culture and sport
Logan has 924 parks and reserves all with combinations of facilities. Also Logan offers plenty of active choices such as local swimming pools, sporting clubs, cycling tracks, walking tracks, little athletics, tinnie trails (self guided heritage trail), golf, basketball/volleyball parks, skate parks, bmx tracks, walking groups and go karting.
Logan City has recentlyTemplate:When been under development for new bistro areas across the region. Cinemas, shopping complexes and parks are prevalent. The city also has a free public art gallery.<ref name="artgal">Template:Cite web</ref> The internationally successful Australian band Savage Garden, who sold 25 million albums, are from Logan and so is Olympic swimmer Jodie Henry, three time gold medalist in the pool at the 2004 Olympics and world record holder.
Logan City Council is transforming the historic Kingston Butter Factory into a cultural landmark that facilitates entertainment and arts programs year-round. The outdoor stage is launching at the end of March 2022,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with the Butterbox Theatre and Living Arts Museum set to open mid-year 2022.
Logan City is home to Souths Logan Magpies rugby league team, one of the oldest existing rugby league clubs in Australia. It is also home to the Logan Thunder WNBL team.
In 2021, the Proud City of Logan campaign was launched, a local government initiative featuring six local champions, chosen to represent the diversity of people and lifestyles in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Logan City Council operates public libraries in Beenleigh, Greenbank, Jimboomba, Logan Central, Logan Hyperdome (Shailer Park), Logan North (Underwood), Logan Village, Logan West (Browns Plains), and Marsden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A community arts centre is located at the former Kingston Butter Factory, now a locally listed heritage site.
Climate
Logan City has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
Suburbs
Over 80% of Logan is designated as non-urban, with the majority of land zoned rural, semi-rural or conservation.<ref name="mmp">Template:Cite web</ref> Until 2008, Logan had a stable boundary with neighbouring local government areas such as Beaudesert, Albert (later merged into Gold Coast) and Brisbane. The following suburbs were included within the pre-2008 area:
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In 2008, areas in northern Beaudesert as well as the Beenleigh conurbation in the Gold Coast were merged with Logan. As well as uniting Logan Reserve and Greenbank under one local government area, the following areas were added:
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- Bahrs Scrub
- Bannockburn
- Beenleigh
- Belivah
- Bethania
- Eagleby
- Edens Landing
- Holmview
- Mount Warren Park
- Waterford
- Windaroo
- Wolffdene
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- Allenview
- Buccan
- Cedar Creek
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Vale
- Chambers Flat
- Jimboomba
- Kagaru1
- Logan Village
- Lyons
- Mundoolun
- Munruben
- New Beith
- North Maclean
- Park Ridge South
- South Maclean
- Stockleigh
- Tamborine1
- Undullah1
- Veresdale1
- Veresdale Scrub1
- Woodhill
- Yarrabilba
1 - split with the Scenic Rim Region
See also
References
External links
- Logan City Council
- Visit Logan
- Our Logan
- Logan Cultures in Harmony celebration photographs, State Library of Queensland
- Logan District Oral History, State Library of Queensland
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