Windaroo, Queensland
| Windaroo Logan City, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Windaroo Road, 2013 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°45′S 153°12′E / 27.750°S 153.200°ECoordinates: 27°45′S 153°12′E / 27.750°S 153.200°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,715 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4207 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 42 km (26 mi) south of Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Logan City | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||
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Windaroo is a residential suburb in the outer southern areas of Logan City in Queensland, Australia.[2]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Windaroo recorded a population of 2,715 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.[1]
The median age of the Windaroo population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37.[1]
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%.[1]
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.[1]
Development
Over the past 3 years, development has been rapidly occurring within, acting as one of various suburbs developing at a state to which the gap dividing the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City is becoming smaller. It is considered that there is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of rural land between the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and City of Gold Coast.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Windaroo (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Windaroo (entry 45296)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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