Wolffdene, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wolffdene
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.7805°N 153.1741°W
Pop:266
Postcode:4207
Area:11.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.8
Dir1:S
Location1:Beenleigh
Dist2:26.4
Dir2:SE
Location2:Logan Central
Dist3:45.2
Dir3:S
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Logan City
Stategov:Logan
Fedgov:Forde
Near-N:Belivah
Bannockburn
Near-Ne:Yatala
Near-E:Luscombe
Near-Se:Luscombe
Near-S:Cedar Creek
Near-Sw:Cedar Creek
Near-W:Logan Village
Near-Nw:Buccan

Wolffdene is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wolffdene had a population of 266 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the Albert River.

The Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road runs through from south-east to north-east.

History

Belivah Provisional School opened circa 1874 and classes were held in a church. In September 1891, the residents were agitating to relocate the school to a location closer to where more children lived, but Queensland Government did not wish to pay for a new provisional school.[2] In March 1892, the residents commenced the construction of a new school themselves and the Queensland Government agreed to contribute £37 to complete the building.[3] It was renamed Wolffdene Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Wolffdene State School. It closed in 1935 but re-opened 15 February 1939. It closed permanently on 31 August 1942. It was located at 810 Beaudesert Beenleigh Road .[4] [5]

In 1989, the Goss Government rejected a proposal to build Wolffdene Dam on the Albert River. Later, a dam near Glendower Homestead was once planned in a Queensland Government water strategy report from 1990. The option was discarded after it was revealed the site was too costly to build a dam for the amount of water it would have provided.[6]

Demographics

In the, Wolffdene had a population of 292 people.

In the, Wolffdene had a population of 288 people.

In the, Wolffdene had a population of 266 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wolffdene. The nearest government schools are Windaroo State School in Mount Warren Park to the north and Cedar Creek State School in Cedar Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Windaroo Valley State High School in Bahrs Scrub to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: 24 September 1891. To-day's Deputation. 4. Brisbane. 5,908. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129133342/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173471834. live.
  3. News: 3 March 1892. To-Day, March 3. XLVIII. 4. The Brisbane Courier. 10,650. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129133401/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3538303. live.
  4. Web site: 1926. Tamborine. 18 September 2020. Queensland Government. marked with an "S". Map. 5 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200405100742/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-tamborine-ed-1-1926.jpg. live.
  5. News: Clair. Kieran. 6 November 2017. Queensland history on the auctioneer’s block south of the city. 18 September 2020. The Courier-Mail. 18 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918011225/https://www.realestate.com.au/news/queensland-history-on-the-auctioneers-block-south-of-the-city/. live.
  6. News: Albert River dam site revealed . Darrell Giles . 19 July 2010 . . . 3 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603125256/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/other-dam-site-revealed/story-e6freoof-1111114687800 . live .