Type: | suburb |
Kagaru | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -27.8612°N 152.9109°W |
Pop: | 19 |
Established: | 1997 |
Postcode: | 4285 |
Area: | 29.0 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 20.5 |
Dir1: | NNW |
Location1: | Beaudesert |
Dist2: | 24.2 |
Dir2: | SW |
Location2: | Logan Central |
Dist3: | 58.4 |
Dir3: | SSW |
Location3: | Brisbane CBD |
Lga: | Scenic Rim Region |
Lga2: | City of Logan |
Stategov: | Scenic Rim |
Stategov2: | Jordan |
Fedgov: | Wright |
Near-N: | Monarch Glen |
Near-Ne: | Flagstone Riverbend |
Near-E: | Cedar Grove |
Near-Se: | Woodhill |
Near-S: | Allenview |
Near-Sw: | Wyaralong |
Near-W: | Undullah |
Near-Nw: | Flinders Lakes |
Kagaru is a rural locality split between Scenic Rim Region and City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Kagaru had a population of 19 people.
Kagaru's eastern border is marked by the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor, the Logan River and Teviot Brook. There is very little development in the area.
In the 1930s, a railway station in the area was named Kagaru, a Ugarapul word for the blue-winged kookaburra. On the 24 April 1997, the locality was formally bounded and took the name of the railway station.[3] Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Kagaru became split between Logan City and Scenic Rim Region following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. The railway station no longer exists.
In the, Kagaru had a population of 13 people. The locality contains 6 households, in which 45.0% of the population are males and 55.0% of the population are females with a median age of 57, 19 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,375, $63 below the national average.
In the, Kagaru had a population of 19 people.