Bahrs Scrub, Queensland

Bahrs Scrub is an urban locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bahrs Scrub had a population of 1,919 people.[1]

Bahrs Scrub
Logan City, Queensland
Majella Crescent, 2016
Bahrs Scrub
Coordinates27.7377°S 153.1733°E / -27.7377; 153.1733
Population1,919 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density193.8/km2 (502.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4207
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location38 km (24 mi) S of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Logan City
State electorate(s)Macalister
Federal Division(s)Forde
Suburbs around Bahrs Scrub:
Waterford Holmview
Beenleigh		 Mount Warren Park
Buccan Bahrs Scrub Windaroo
Buccan Belivah Bannockburn

History

As the name suggests, the area was originally scrub land. The origin of the name is less clear. It has been attributed to early German settlers, Carl Wilhelm Bahr and his son, Wilhelm Bahr.[3] The earliest references to the location call it Jimmybark Scrub[4] and the nearby hill Bark Hill (now Bahrs Hill), so the current names may be a corruption of these.[5]

Bahr's Scrub State School opened circa July 1919. It closed in 1929 due to low stuent numbers.[6]

Windaroo Valley State High School opened on 1 January 1994.[7]

Geography

It consists predominantly of acreage blocks although recent developments have been of higher density.

Education

Windaroo Valley State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 240 Beaudesert Beenleigh Road (27.7404°S 153.1901°E / -27.7404; 153.1901 (Windaroo Valley State High School)).[8][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1115 students with 94 teachers (91 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff (30 full-time equivalent).[10] It includes a special education program.[8]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Bahrs Scrub recorded a population of 1,512 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male.[11] The median age of the Bahrs Scrub population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Bahrs Scrub were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.3%, England 5.1%, South Africa 1.1%, Netherlands 1%, Zimbabwe 0.7%. 88.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Russian, 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Hungarian, 0.5% Mandarin.[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bahrs Scrub (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bahrs Scrub – locality in City of Logan (entry 47852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. "Bahrs Scrub". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. "THE LOGAN". The Queenslander. 3 February 1866. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Bahrs Scrub". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Windaroo Valley State High School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bahrs Scrub (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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