Waterford, Queensland

Waterford
Logan City, Queensland
Waterford; Logan City, Queensland
	Paddocks along Dairy Creek Road, 2014
	Waterford
Coordinates	27°42′39″S 153°08′49″E / 27.7108°S 153.1469°ECoordinates: 27°42′39″S 153°08′49″E / 27.7108°S 153.1469°E
Population	5,484 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	4133
LGA(s)	Logan City
State electorate(s)	Macalister
Federal division(s)	Forde
	Suburbs around Waterford:

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Looking west from Outlook Drive, Waterford QLD 4133. November 2021.

Beautiful sunset after the rain, December 2021. Boulevard Park, Woodlands Boulevard, Waterford QLD

Well kept and tidy playground Jarvis Crossing features a cute train for children to play on.

Waterford is a suburb in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

Geography[]

The suburb of Waterford is considered largely residential with some retirement living, small to medium sized blocks of land and some acreage. It is considered family-friendly with parks, playgrounds, walkways and bush tracks. You’ll find many different estates in Waterford with ‘Woodlands’ being the largest and most common.

Pathed walking track connecting Jarvis Crossing park with Sanctuary Parkway. The short walk takes you through bush land, adjacent to the old train line and across a boardwalk over Cambogan Creek.

The western side of the suburb follows the Logan River while the southern edge draws a straight line along Dairy Creek Road. Here it connects to Gardiner Road which then joins Logan River Road.

Public transport includes some local buses in parts of Waterford. The closest train station is in its neighbouring suburb to the north Bethania (a 40-60min walk or 5-10min drive). Airports include Brisbane to the north (approx 40km) and Gold Coast to the south (approx 60km).

History[]

Waterford railway station (

27°42′17″S 153°08′53″E / 27.7047°S 153.1481°E) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert.^[2] The line opened on 21 September 1885.^[3]

In the 2011 census Waterford had a population of 3,931 people.^[4]

Heritage listings[]

Waterford has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

40 Nerang Street, cnr Jordan Street: Waterford State School^[5]

Education[]

Waterford has two schools, Canterbury College and Waterford State School.

Demographics[]

In the 2011 census, Waterford recorded a population of 3,931 people, 52.9% female and 47.1% male.^[4] The median age of the Waterford population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 65.6% of people living in Waterford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.2%, England 4.9%, Scotland 0.9%, Philippines 0.9%, Malaysia 0.8%. 80.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Cantonese, 0.7% Romanian, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Mandarin.