Monarch Glen, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Monarch Glen
City:Logan City
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8144°N 152.9175°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4285
Area:9.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Logan City
Stategov:Jordan
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Silverbark Ridge
Near-Ne:Flagstone
Near-E:Flagstone
Near-Se:Riverbend
Near-S:Flinders Lakes
Near-Sw:Flinders Lakes
Near-W:Undullah
Near-Nw:Lyons

Monarch Glen is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is situated along the development corridor south of Brisbane in the Greater Flagstone development area and is one of four new suburbs that have been created in Logan to house a predicted population boom between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.[2] In the, Monarch Glen had "no people or a very low population".

History

Monarch Glen is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Indigenous Australian country.[3] [4] The origin of the suburb name is from the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), which is found locally. It was approved and designated as a locality within the Logan City by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines on 20 May 2016.[5] The redistribution of the state’s electoral boundaries in 2017 led to the suburb being part of the Jordan electoral district.[6]

Demographics

In the, Monarch Glen had "no people or a very low population".

Notes and References

  1. 16 November 2019.
  2. News: 2016-05-24 . Four new Logan suburbs as population booms . 2024-05-12 . ABC News . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative. 2020-12-19. muurrbay.org.au.
  4. Web site: AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul. 31 July 2020. Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
  5. Web site: Monarch Glen. 2017-06-19. 3 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803032458/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/monarch-glen. 3 August 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Botting . H. . 2017 . Final Determination Report . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322062035/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/59003/QRC-2017_Final-Determination-Report.pdf . 2024-03-22 . 2024-05-12 . Queensland Electoral Commission.