Cedar Grove is a mixed-use

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 1,992 people.

Geography

The western and part of the northern boundary of Cedar Grove follows the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

. On the river on the northern boundary is the

Cedar Grove Weir The Cedar Grove Weir is a weir located across the Logan River in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the weir is for potable water storage. Location and features The weir is located northwest of , and southwes ...

. The

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loosely forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The eastern edge of the locality and the west of the locality are used for agriculture, a mixture of

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on native vegetation and crop growing. A strip through the centre of the locality between the eastern and western agricultural areas is residential.

History

Cedar Grove railway station () was on the disused

Beaudesert railway line The Beaudesert railway line (also known as the Upper Logan railway line) is a disused branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. The first section opened in 1885 between Bethania and Logan Village, the line completed in 1888 with the ex ...

from Bethania to Beaudesert. The line opened on 16 May 1888. When the

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to Beaudesert was built in 1888, the station was built in the area known as Cedar Pocket. The station appears on an 1888 map as Cedar Pocket South railway station. Jimboomba Timber Reserve Provisional School opened circa 1899. In 1906, it was renamed Martindale Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Martindale State School. It was in the area of Gittins Road (now in Riverbend). It closed in 1922. The school building was then relocated to 19-29 Cedar Grove Road (), where it opened as Cedar Grove State School in 1923. It closed in 1965. The Cedar Grove Weir on the Logan River was built between March 2007 and January 2008. It supplies water into the

South East Queensland Water Grid The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the drought in Austra ...

. Formerly in the

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

, Cedar Grove became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 2,020. In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 2,041 people. In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 1,992 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cedar Grove. The nearest government primary school is Woodhill State School in neighbouring

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to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Flagstone State Community College in

Flagstone Flagstone (flag) is a generic flat Rock (geology), stone, sometimes cut in regular rectangular or square shape and usually used for Sidewalk, paving slabs or walkways, patios, flooring, fences and roofing. It may be used for memorials, headstone ...

to the north and Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the south.

References

External links

* * {{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City Localities in Queensland