Holmview is a residential suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Holmview had a population of 4,455 people.
Holmview takes its name from the railway station, which was established in 1885.
On 1 May 1975, Holmview was designated a locality by Queensland Place Names Board. It was designated as a suburb on 7 February 2003. However, the name has a longer history with Holmview railway station being mentioned in railway timetables in 1886, the railway line to Beenleigh having opened on 27 July 1885. Despite its name, the railway station is now within the locality of Beenleigh. There is an 1889 electoral roll listing for William Mann, a leaseholder at "Holmview, Beenleigh".
The cattle yards in Beenleigh relocated to Holmview in 1980.
Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church was built from brick in 1990.
In the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 1,395 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 27 years, 10 years below the national median of 37. 73.2% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, England 3.8%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.4%, Canada 0.4%. 87.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Maori (New Zealand), 0.6% French, 0.6% Romanian, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Other Australian Indigenous Languages. This was the first census for Holmview as a separate census locality.
In the 2016 census, Holmview had a population of 2,358 people, 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 28, 10 years below the national median of 38. 68.8% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10.3%, England 2.5%, Philippines 1.7%, India 1.3%, and Vietnam 0.9%. 81.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Filipino, 1.1% Samoan, 1.0% Punjabi, 0.8% Vietnamese, and 0.7% Japanese.
In the 2021 census, Holmview had a population of 4,455 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 28, 10 years below the national median of 38. 63.4% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.0%, India 5.2%, Philippines 2.5%, England 2.0%, and Afghanistan 1.4%. 70.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.9% Punjabi, 1.3% Hazaraghi, 1.2% Filipino, 1.1% Samoan, and 1.0% Gujarati.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
