Woodridge, Queensland

Woodridge is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

Woodridge
Logan City, Queensland
Station Road, Woodridge
Woodridge
Coordinates27°38′0″S 153°6′0″E
Population12,579 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4114
Location22 km (14 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)Logan City
State electorate(s)Woodridge
Federal Division(s)Rankin
Suburbs around Woodridge:
Kuraby Underwood Underwood
Karawatha Woodridge Slacks Creek
Logan Central Kingston Kingston

Geography

Woodridge is in South East Queensland.

History

In 1888, a town known as Booran was surveyed following the construction of the South Coast railway line.[2] The name Woodridge is derived from an informal name given to a property owned by Octavius Stubbs. When the Railway Department opened a platform to the public in early 1917 they selected Woodridge for the station name and later that year the name was recognised by the post office.[2] Like a number of other Logan City suburbs Woodridge was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.[3]

St James' Anglican Church at 1 Charles Avenue (27.6385°S 153.1034°E / -27.6385; 153.1034 (St James Anglican Church (former))) opened circa 1954.[4] It closed on 1 March 2002.[5]

It had a population of 12,787 at the 2011 census.[6]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Woodridge recorded a population of 12,787 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Woodridge population was 30 years, 7 years below the Australian median. 54% of people living in Woodridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.1%, England 2.6%, Samoa 2.1%, Burma 1.6%, India 1.5%. 62.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.3% Samoan, 1.7% Arabic, 1.2% Hindi, 1.1% Karen, 1.1% Tongan.

Education

Among educational institutions is St Paul's Primary School, a Catholic school which was opened in 1969. A public high school named Woodridge State High School opened in 1972 and will be celebrating its 45th Anniversary in 2017.[7][8]

Harris Fields State School is located in Smith Street, Woodridge and caters for Prep to Year 6 students.[9] The school opened on 1 January 1975.[8]

Transport

The Woodridge railway station is part of the Queensland Rail City network and located within the connecting Logan Central business district. It is in Zone 2 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. Trinder Park railway station also provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Beenleigh.

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodridge (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "Woodridge". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. Mary Howells. "Mount Cotton - a brief history" (PDF). Redland City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. Universal Business Directories (Aust.) Pty. Ltd (1990). UBD street directory. Brisbane. Universal Business Directories (Australia). p. 15.
  5. "nationalredress.gov.au". National Redress Scheme. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodridge (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. "Woodridge State High School". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. "Harris Fields State School". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


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