Daisy Hill, Queensland

Daisy Hill Logan City, Queensland
Daisy Hill Koala Centre, 2013
Population	6,255 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	4127
Location	24 km (15 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	Logan City
State electorate(s)	Springwood
Federal Division(s)	Rankin
Suburbs around Daisy Hill: Springwood Priestdale Priestdale Slacks Creek Daisy Hill Mount Cotton Slacks Creek Meadowbrook Shailer Park

Daisy Hill is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Part of the suburb's western boundary follows the Pacific Motorway. A large proportion of the Daisy Hill is protected by the Daisy Hill Conservation Park.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Daisy Hill recorded a population of 6,255 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male. The median age of the Daisy Hill population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 65.5% of people living in Daisy Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.7%, England 6%, South Africa 1.5%, Scotland 1.1%, Republic of Korea 1.1%. 84.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 1.1% Korean.

History

The Dennis family were first Europeans to settle at Daisy Hill. James Dennis immigrated in 1864 on the ship Flying Cloud. In 1867, he married Mary Ann Markwell.^[2] Around 1870 they began selecting land in the now Daisy Hill area, eventually acquiring over 320 hectares (800 acres). They named the property Daisy Hill, supposedly because their daughters saw daisies growing on the hill.^[3]

Other early pioneers were the Usher family, who grew grapes and made and sold wine.^[3] Daisy Hill was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.^[4]

Heritage listings

Daisy Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Old St Mark's Anglican Church

• 2 Boronia Drive: Old St Mark's Anglican Church^[5]

Daisy Hill State Forest

The Daisy Hill State Forest was declared a timber reserve in 1874. In 1917 it was declared a State Forest^[6] and in 1986 a State Forest Park. The forest was used for timber gathering, honey making, gold mining and grazing. In 2006, it was gazetted as Daisy Hill Conservation Park to be used for habitat conservation and recreation; it contains the Daisy Hill Koala Centre.^[3] The park is considered to be one of the best mountain bike riding areas in Australia.^[7]

A Reserve for Rifle Range was gazetted in 1901 from part of the west side of the original timber reserve. It was proposed for use by the Forest Rangers Rifle Club of Slacks Creek with a recommendation from the Queensland Defence Force. Initially the range consisted of 10 ha (25 acres), 1,010 by 100 metres (1,100 by 110 yards), with the line of fire terminated by a natural rise. The range was re-gazetted as reserve R.799 in 1902 with an increase in area towards and behind the targets for safety, forming a total area of around 50 ha (123 acres). In 1908, the military officer supervising rifle clubs in Queensland reported that the range was not then in use due to destruction of mantlets and targets by bush fire. The land was reinstated as part of the State Forest in 1952.^[8]

Notable people

• Dami Im singer

References

Further reading

Anderson, Judith; et al. (1995), Cultural heritage study of Daisy Hill State Forest Park : a report for the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage 

External links

Media related to Daisy Hill, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 27°38′S 153°10′E / 27.633°S 153.167°E / -27.633; 153.167