Global InformationLogan City information
| Logan City Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 345,098 (2021)[1] (7th) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 360.23/km2 (933.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 958 km2 (369.9 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jon Raven | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Logan Central | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Algester*, Jordan, Logan, Macalister, Scenic Rim*, Springwood*, Stretton*, Waterford, Woodridge | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Rankin, Forde, Wright | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Logan City | ||||||||||||||
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The Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also borders the Scenic Rim Region, the City of Ipswich, and Redland City LGAs. Logan City is divided into 70 suburbs and 12 divisions; a councillor is elected to each of the latter.[2] The council had a population of 326,615 in June 2018.[1]
Gaining significant area in 2008 from the amalgamation of parts of the Albert and Beaudesert Shires, Logan City extends north to Priestdale, south to Mundoolun near the Albert River, east to Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons. Logan City 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.[3]
In 2016, Luke Smith was elected mayor of Logan.[4] 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.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Statistics and Facts". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Meadowbrook". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "2016 Logan City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Council accepts State Government legislation". Logan City Council. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Logan City Council sacked by the Queensland Government". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.