Boronia Heights, Queensland
| Boronia Heights Logan City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Boronia Heights State School, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,604 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4124 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 27 km (17 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Logan City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Algester | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Rankin | ||||||||||||||
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Boronia Heights is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Boronia Heights lies to the west of Park Ridge.
History
Boronia Heights was known as the Logan Ridges through to the early 1890s.[3]
Boronia Heights State School opened on 29 January 1990.[4]
Boronia Heights was gazetted as a suburb in October 1991 and was named after the first residential housing estate in the area.[2][3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Boronia Heights recorded a population of 7,604 people, 51.6% female and 48.4% male.[1]
The median age of the Boronia Heights population was 30 years, 7 years below the national median of 37.[1]
71.4% of people living in Boronia Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.4%, England 3.4%, Philippines 1.1%, India 0.9%, Fiji 0.7%.[1]
83.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Samoan, 0.8% Urdu, 0.8% Hindi, 0.7% German, 0.5% Mandarin.[1]
Education
The Boronia Heights State School, a government primary (P-6) school, is located at 194 Middle Road (27°41′05″S 153°01′04″E / 27.684716°S 153.017723°E).[5]
Amenities
The Boronia Bushland Reserve offers opportunities for bushwalking, barbecues and picnics. The bushland is home to many species of Australian fauna including eastern grey kangaroos, bandicoots, goannas, possums and koalas. The area has many scribbly gums, characterised by the scribbly lines on the otherwise smooth grey trunks.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Boronia Heights (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Boronia Heights (entry 45253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Boronia Heights". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Boronia Bushland Reserve". Parks Directory. Logan City Council. Retrieved 7 May 2014.