Windaroo, Queensland

Windaroo Logan City,  Queensland
Windaroo Road, 2013
Windaroo
Coordinates	27°44′44″S153°11′37″E / 27.7455°S 153.1936°E / -27.7455; 153.1936 (Windaroo (centre of suburb))
Population	2,827 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	1,490/km2 (3,850/sq mi)
Established	1981
Postcode(s)	4207
Area	1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	18.1 km (11 mi) SE of Logan Central 39.5 km (25 mi) SSE of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Logan City
State electorate(s)	Macalister
Federal division(s)	Forde
Suburbs around Windaroo: Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park Mount Warren Park Bahrs Scrub Windaroo Yatala Belivah Bannockburn Yatala

Windaroo is a residential suburb in the outer southern areas of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Windaroo had a population of 2,771 people. ^[3]

Geography

The suburb is located 4 km south of Beenleigh and 36 km south-east of central Brisbane, ^[4] bounded to the north by Windaroo Creek, to the east by the Albert River, to the south by Bannockburn Road, and to the west by Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road. ^{[5] [6]}

History

The suburb was named after the Windaroo sugar plantation, one of several nineteenth century enterprises along the Albert River. ^[4] The area remained essentially rural until the late 1970s, when a rural residential estate, Windaroo Acres, was subdivided, with the land being first released for sale in 1983, ^[7] prior to this, the land was used for dairying. ^[4]

The suburb was named and bounded on 1 June 1981. ^[2]

Windaroo State School opened on 28 January 1992. ^[8] It is now within neighbouring Mount Warren Park. ^[6]

Windaroo Valley State High School opened on 1 January 1994. ^[8] It is now within neighbouring Bahrs Scrub. ^[6]

Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial, 2013

On Sunday 29 October 2000, the Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial was dedicated to military personnel and civilians who had served in Australia's peace-keeping missions. ^{[9] [10]}

Until 2008, Windaroo was within the local government area of City of Gold Coast. However, local government boundary changes in 2008 transferred suburbs north of the Albert River (including Windaroo) into the City of Logan, ^[11] even though a plebiscite held in 2007 found 2,534 residents supported the change while 10,821 were opposed. ^[12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Windaroo recorded a population of 2,715 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Windaroo population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 70.6% of people living in Windaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 7.4%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, Ireland 0.6%. 91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Romanian, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% German. ^[13]

In the 2016 census, Windaroo had a population of 2,827 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male. The median age of the Windaroo population was 38, being on par with the national median of 38. 73.6% of people living in Windaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.1%, New Zealand 6.8%, South Africa 1.0%, Scotland 0.6%, and Germany 0.5%. 90.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Japanese, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% German, and 0.4% Mandarin. ^[1]

In the 2021 census, Windaroo had a population of 2,771 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Windaroo population was 40, 2 years above the national median of 38. 76.4% of people living in Windaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 6.7%, South Africa 1.2%, Scotland 0.5%, and Wales 0.4%. 93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Russian, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Samoan, and 0.3% Arabic. ^[3]

Education

There are no schools in Windaroo. The nearest government primary school is Windaroo State School in neighbouring Mount Warren Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Windaroo Valley State High School in neighbouring Bahrs Scrub to the north-west. ^[6]

Amenities

Windaroo Lakes Golf Club has an 18-hole golf course at 2 Johanna Place (corner of Anna Louise Terrace, 27°44′35″S153°11′54″E / 27.7430°S 153.1982°E / -27.7430; 153.1982 (Windaroo Lakes Golf Club) ). ^{[14] [15] [16] [6]} It opened in 1981 and was sold to developer Chris Kerwick of Chima Pty Ltd. in 1990. ^[7] The golf club was upgraded for the 1993 Queensland Open Golf Championship. ^[7]

Windaroo Memorial Peace Park is at Carl Heck Boulevard ( 27°44′51″S153°11′29″E / 27.7474°S 153.1915°E / -27.7474; 153.1915 (Windaroo Memorial Peace Park) ). ^[9] It contains the Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial. ^{[9] [10]}

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Kaiser Drive Park ( 27°44′47″S153°11′13″E / 27.7464°S 153.1869°E / -27.7464; 153.1869 (Kaiser Drive Park) ) ^[17]
• Rugby Union Club ( 27°44′14″S153°11′42″E / 27.7371°S 153.1949°E / -27.7371; 153.1949 (Rugby Union Club) ) ^[17]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Windaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Windaroo – suburb in City of Logan (entry 45296)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. "2021 Windaroo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
4. "Windaroo | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
5. Google (21 February 2022). "Windaroo" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
7. Council, Logan City. "Windaroo". Logan City Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Australian Peacekeepers Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
10. "Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
11. "Logan City Council" (PDF). Queensland Government . Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
12. "Results of plebiscites on council amalgamations". Australian Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Windaroo (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
14. "Club information". Windaroo Lakes Golf Club. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
15. "Windaroo Lakes Golf Club". Windaroo Lakes Golf Club. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
16. "Building areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
17. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

External links

• * "Windaroo". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.