Once forming part of Woodridge, Logan Central is the official central business district of Logan City and is a major activity centre, with many shops and local businesses operating in the area, mostly along the Wembley Road corridor.[3] Major retailers include Coles, Woolworths and K-mart.
Woodridge railway station is located in Logan Central. It is also well-serviced by a number of bus routes.
Woodridge Provisional School opened on 20 May 1924 with 21 students and Miss Dorothy Tuke as the first teacher. In 1932 it relocated to the current site and became Woodridge State School.[6][7]
Woodridge Opportunity School opened on 1 January 1972. Circa 1997 it was renamed Logan City Special School.[8]
Woodridge State High School opened on 1 February 1972.[8]
In 1985 the intention was that Logan Central would consist only of the "Logan City Council Administration Centre and contiguous Council properties",[3] but it was subsequently[when?] enlarged with land excised from both Woodridge and Kingston.[3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Logan Central had a population of 6,172 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male. Most of the housing in the suburb is detached homes with around one quarter of residents living in a unit or apartment with more than half of the households renting. The median age of the Logan Central population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 50.3% of people living in Logan Central were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.6%, Burma 3.2%, England 2.5%, Samoa 2.5%, Philippines 1.5%. 59.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 5.4% Samoan, 1.6% Karen, 1.3% Kirundi (Rundi), 1.3% Burmese, 1.3% Arabic. [9]
In the 2016 census, Logan Central had a population of 5,945 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Logan Central had a population of 6,210 people.[1]
The Logan City Council operate the Logan Central Library at 26 Wilbur Street.[18] The library opened in 2011.[19]
Logan Gardens was built in 1980s and fifteen and a half hectares of land was procured from the Queensland Housing Commission in 1987 for further development of the green area. It has amenities, like car parking, children's playground and pathways. The Garden was utilised for hosting the Olympic Torch Relay's lighting of the cauldron in the year 2000.[17]