Windaroo, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Windaroo Logan City, Queensland
Windaroo Road, 2013
Windaroo Location in Queensland
Population	2,827 (2016 census)
• Density	1,490/km2 (3,900/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. In the 2016 census, Windaroo had a population of 2,827 people.

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.

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.

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.

Images for kids

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  Windaroo Australian Peace Keepers Memorial, 2013