Woodridge, Queensland
| Woodridge Logan City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Station Road, Woodridge | |||||||||||||||
  Woodridge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°38′0″S 153°6′0″E / 27.63333°S 153.10000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,579 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4114 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 22 km (14 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Logan City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Woodridge | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Rankin | ||||||||||||||
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Woodridge is a suburb of Logan City in the South East of Queensland, Australia. It had a population of 12,787 at the 2011 census.[2]
History
In 1888, a town known as Booran was surveyed following the construction of the South Coast railway line.[3] 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.[3] Like a number of other Logan City suburbs Woodridge was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.[4]
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. [5][6]
Harris Fields State School is located in Smith Street, Woodridge and caters for Prep to Year 6 students. [7] 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 5 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.
Notable residents
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- Jodie Moore, exotic dancer and adult film star
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodridge (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodridge (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Woodridge". Logan City Council. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Mary Howells. "Mount Cotton - a brief history" (PDF). Redland City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Woodridge State High School". Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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