South Maclean is a rural

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in the

City of Logan The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast ...

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, Australia. In the , South Maclean had a population of 2,232 people.

Geography

North Maclean is on the

Mount Lindesay Highway Mount Lindesay Highway is an Australian national highway located in Queensland. The highway runs southwest from Brisbane, where it leaves Ipswich Road in the suburb of Moorooka (as Beaudesert Road to the Logan Motorway), to the Queensland &nd ...

with 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 ...

as part of its northern and southern boundaries as well as passing through the locality.

North Maclean North Maclean is a locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Maclean had a population of 1,581 people. Geography North Maclean is on the Mount Lindesay Highway with the Logan River as part of its eastern and southern ...

is immediately to the north of South Maclean. A small section of South Maclean's western border aligns with the

Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor The Sydney–Brisbane railway corridor consists of the long standard-gauge main line between the Australia, Australian state capitals of Brisbane (Queensland) and Sydney (New South Wales), and the lines immediately connected to it. Descript ...

History

In 1997, the locality of Maclean was replaced by North and South Maclean; prior to this date, they have shared history. 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 ...

, South Maclean became part of

Logan City The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Lo ...

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. On 29 September 2017, South Maclean was extended eastward taking land from the west of

Jimboomba Jimboomba is a town and locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jimboomba had a population of 7,423 people. Geography Jimboomba is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway, by road south-east of Logan ...

as part of creating the new localities of Riverbend and Glenlogan.

Demographics

In the , South Maclean had a population of 1,255. In the , South Maclean had a population of 1,362 people. In the , South Maclean had a population of 2,232 people.

Education

There are no schools in South Maclean. The nearest government primary schools are Flagstone State School in neighbouring

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 south-west, Jimboomba State School in neighbouring

to the south-east, and Everleigh State School in Greenbank to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Flagstone State Community College in Flagstone,

Yarrabilba State Secondary College Yarrabilba State Secondary College (YSSC) is a secondary school located in Yarrabilba (Queensland, Australia), a locality of Logan City. Etymology The indigenous Australian Wanggeriburra clan of the Yugambeh language group occupied the lan ...

in Yarrabilba to the east, and

Park Ridge State High School Park Ridge State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Park Ridge, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government ...

in Parkridge to the north.

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