Woodridge

Woodridge is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.

Woodridge is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Woodridge had a population of 12,579 people.Woodridge was home to a major timber reserve.

In 1888, a town of Booran was surveyed following the construction of the South Coast railway line. The name Booran comes from theKabi language word buran meaning wind. On 7 March 1889 the Queensland Government auctioned 30 building allotments in the new town. There were more land sales in Booran in December 1889.The name Woodridge is derived from an informal name given to a property owned by Octavius Stubbs.When the Queensland Railways Department opened a platform to the public in early 1917 they selected Woodridge for the station name and later that year the name was recognised by the post office.Like a number of other Logan City suburbs Woodridge was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.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.St James' Anglican Church at 1 Charles Avenue (27.6385°S 153.1034°E? / -27.6385; 153.1034? (St James Anglican Church (former))) opened circa 1954. It closed on 1 March 2002.St Paul's Catholic School opened on January 1969.Woodridge North State School opened on 28 January 1969.Woodridge Opportunity School opened on 1 January 1972 and was renamed Logan City Special School circa 1997.Woodridge State High School opened on 1 February 1972.Harris Fields State School opened on 1 January 1975.In the 2011 census, the suburb of Woodridge had a population of 12,787.In the 2016 census, the suburb of Woodridge had a population of 12,579 people.In 2021, it was announced that homes in Woodridge would be demolished for the Gold Coast Logan Faster Rail project.The project includes increasing the rail corridor from two to four tracks and straightening a section in preparation for the 2032 Olympic Games.