Logan City
Large suburban area between Brisbane and the Gold Coast
Logan City is the name given to a governmental area which lies between Brisbane (the CBD of Brisbane is 19 km to the north) and the Gold Coast (51 km to the south). Ipswich lies to the west. It is 12 km long and 25 km wide.

Created in the late 1970s, Logan City was, for some time, one of the fastest growing centres in Australia with a population increasing from 120 000 to 160 000 between 1986 and 1996. That growth rate has recently stabilised allowing the city planners to concentrate on service delivery rather than merely keeping up with developing infrastructure. The vast majority of Logan residents are under thirty years of age and a huge component are school-age children. This reflects the fact that housing is comparatively cheap. Thus Logan is very much a young suburban area with over 160 ethnic groups. There are numerous suburbs with Browns Plains claiming the greatest number of residents - 24000.

The service sector constitutes a little over 50 % of local industry. It is indicative of the nature of Logan City that rural industries constitute less than 1 % of the total. About half of Logan's business is centred in the suburbs of Slacks Creek, Springwood and Underwood. The city has good traffic flowing to its freeways and motorways. Thus it is only 20 minutes from the Port of Brisbane and 25 minutes from Brisbane International Airport.

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Parks and Gardens
Logan City has some attractive parks and gardens. General recreational activities include hiking, fishing, horseriding, bicycling and swimming.

Golf
The Village Links are located at 55 Swanborough Rd, tel: (07) 5547 0899.