Loganlea is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Loganlea had a population of 8,716 people.
What is now Loganlea is much smaller than the original area between Slacks Creek and Waterford.
In 1864, flooding of the Logan River led to several casualties.
In 1871, the first post office in the area was opened in what is today part of Waterford West. A hotel and Cobb and Co stop were established in the vicinity.
By 1876 there was a crossing of the Logan River to Waterford.
Like a number of other Logan City suburbs Loganlea was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.
The Loganlea railway station opened in April 1885 for the South Coast railway line. Later in the same year the bridge across the Logan River was opened.
The Loganlea area was the home to dairy stud farms during the mid-20th century. Successive members of the Armstrong family ran the dairy farm Riverdale until the 1970s.
Initial housing developments occurred in the 1970s and 80s.
Loganlea State High School opened on 27 January 1981.
In October 1987, Russell Hinze attended a ceremony at Loganlea for the turning of the first sod in the construction of the Logan Motorway.
Meadowbrook was detached from the former dairy farming community of Loganlea in 1991.
Like many central Logan suburbs Loganlea is experiencing significant population growth. Between 2006 and 2011 the population grew by 16.6%.
In the 2011 census, Loganlea recorded a population of 6,172 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Loganlea population was 30 years, 7 years below the national median of 37. 66.2% of people living in Loganlea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.2%, England 3.1%, Philippines 1%, Fiji 1%, Kiribati 0.9%. 78.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.6% Samoan, 1.2% Khmer, 1.2% Hindi, 1% Gilbertese, 0.7% Spanish. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 5.8% of the population, more than double the national average of 2.5%. A greater proportion of families were composed of one parent at 28.1%, almost double the national rate of 15.9%. The majority of dwellings in Loganlea were detached or separated houses.
In the 2016 census, Loganlea had a population of 7,321 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Loganlea population was 30 years, 8 years below the national median of 38. 57.3% of people living in Loganlea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.0%, England 2.4%, India 2.2%, Philippines 1.3%, and Afghanistan 1.2%. 68.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.3% Arabic, 1.7% Samoan, 1.4% Punjabi, 1.0% Hindi, and 0.9% Dari.
In the 2021 census, Loganlea had a population of 8,716 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male. The median age of the Loganlea population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 38. 54.1% of people living in Loganlea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.7%, Afghanistan 2.8%, Iraq 2.3%, India 2.1%, and England 1.9%. 60.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.9% Arabic, 2.5% Hazaraghi, 2.2% Samoan, 1.7% Punjabi, and 1.1% Dari.
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