Edens Landing, Queensland

Located on the south side of the Logan River, 3 km north-west of Beenleigh and 30 km south-east of central Brisbane.{{Cite web |title=Edens Landing {{!}} Queensland Places |url=https://queenslandplaces.com.au/edens-landing |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=queenslandplaces.com.au}} The terrain ranges from {{Convert|10 to 90|m}} above sea level. The Logan River forms the north-east boundary of the locality, and the terrain is lowest nearest the river, rising towards the south-west. Logan River Road forms the western and south-western boundary of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

The Beenleigh railway line (part of the Gold Coast railway line) enters the locality from the north-west (Bethania) and exits to the east (Holmview). The suburb is served by the Edens Landing railway station in the north of the suburb ({{coord|-27.6981|153.1709|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Edens Landing railway station}}).{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The land use is predominantly residential suburban housing,{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} with houses being between 10 - 15 years old as of 2008.

Henry Eden was an early resident in the Waterford area, being involved within the timber industry. In 1865, he successfully obtained permission to operate a ferry service on a punt across the Logan River.{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Logan City |title=Edens Landing |url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/edens-landing |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Logan City Council |language=en |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112134628/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/edens-landing |url-status=live }}

In 1869, early settler Wilson Holliday built a small Wesleyan Methodist Church on his property, which was opened on Easter Sunday on 29 March 1869 by Reverend Issac Hardy.{{cite news |date=20 March 1869 |title=The Courier. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1316428 |accessdate=11 March 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXIII |issue=3,576}}{{cite news |date=3 April 1869 |title=News of the Week. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20323599 |accessdate=11 March 2024 |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=IV |issue=165}} It was later relocated to Beenleigh.{{cite news |date=12 June 1914 |title=Logan Pioneers |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217066516 |accessdate=11 March 2024 |newspaper=The Beaudesert Times |location=Queensland, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=6 |issue=296}}

The area remained rural for many decades, used primarily as an agricultural area and was known as Holmview Heights, until the late 20th century. The improvement of train services in the 1980s prompted Leighton Developers to fund the construction of a station at Edens Landing and the Place Names Board officially gazetted the name Edens Landing in November 1985.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Spotlight on Edens Landing - Qld Guides |url=https://qldguides.com/spotlight-on-edens-landing/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=qldguides.com |language=en-AU}}

The suburb was developed by Leighton Holdings throughout 1984 and 1985, being formed in 1985, however it was not named and bounded until February 1986.{{Cite web |last=Queensland |first=c=AU; o=The State of |title=Queensland place names search {{!}} Place names |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/queensland-place-names-search |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.qld.gov.au |language=en}}

Edens Landing Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened in 1990 in a brick building.{{Cite web |title=Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church {{!}} Holmview |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3549&Eden%20Landing%27s%20Seventh%20Day%20Adventist%20Church%20Holmview |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}

A rugby league club, the Edens Landing Dragons formed in 1993 with one open side playing in the Metropolitan Rugby League Competition. In 1994, the opens coach who had experience in establishing another Logan Rugby League Club was asked by Leighton Holdings whether a junior club would be feasible and a proposal was put to Logan Districts Juniors to join their competition in 1995 with junior sides. The club operated on Leighton fields. The club offered teams from under 7's to Opens but has since closed after around eleven seasons. It formally participated in a number of competitions in Brisbane.{{Cite web |title=Edens Landing RLFC History |url=http://www.edenslandingrlfc.org.au/History.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719055731/http://www.edenslandingrlfc.org.au/History.htm |archive-date=2008-07-19 |access-date=2009-01-21}}

Edens Landing State School opened on 28 January 1997.{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=22 August 2019}}

In 2008, Edens Landing had a number of shops most of which were located on a small complex near Leighton Fields on Castile Crescent, including a childcare centre, medical centre, spa general shop, pharmacy, fish & chip shop, bakery, hairdresser, a sushi take-out store, and real estate agent.{{cite web |title=Gold Coast Suburb Guide - Eden's Landing :: Info, Stats, Maps and more for SUBURB, :: Goldcoast.com.au :: Queensland, Australia |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/property/edens-landing.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802022339/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/property/edens-landing.html |archive-date=August 2, 2008 |website=www.goldcoast.com.au}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Edens Landing recorded a population of 5,177 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Edens Landing population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 37. 70.5% of people living in Edens Landing were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 4.5%, Scotland 0.9%, Philippines 0.7%, and Afghanistan 0.5%. 86.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Samoan, 0.6% Spanish, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Japanese, and 0.3% German.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30549 |name=Edens Landing (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Edens Landing recorded a population of 5,094 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of the Edens Landing population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median of 38, with 69.8% of people living in Edens Landing were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 4.0%, Afghanistan 1.2%, Philippines 1.0%, South Africa 0.6%. 84.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Samoan, 0.8% Dari, 0.6% Hazaraghi, 0.6% Filipino, and 0.5% Spanish.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30949|name=Edens Landing (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Edens Landing recorded a population of 5,094 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Edens Landing population was 35 years, 3 years below the national median of 38, with 70.2% of people living in Edens Landing were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.8%, England 3.7%, Afghanistan 1.6%, Philippines 1.3%, Scotland 0.6%. 82.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.8% Hazaraghi, 0.8% Samoan, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% Spanish, 0.5% and Filipino.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30940|name=Edens Landing (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Edens Landing State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Jamie Nicolson Avenue ({{coord|-27.7053|153.1698|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Edens Landing State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title=Edens Landing State School |url=https://edenslandingss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Edens Landing State School |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306214414/https://edenslandingss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 752 students, with 56 teachers (51.7 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (22.3 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web |title=ACARA data access program School Profile 2023 |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2023.xlsx?sfvrsn=ae9d5307_0&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=ACARA}} It includes a special education program.

There is no secondary school in Edens Landing. The nearest government secondary school is Loganlea State High School in Loganlea to the north-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Edens Landing is serviced by the Logan City bus company with bus 562 making stops along the main street of Castile Crescent. This bus service connects at the Loganholme bus station and interchange (located adjacent to the Logan Hyperdome shopping centre) with a variety of bus services to the Brisbane CBD. Edens Landing also has a railway station that is part of the Beenleigh railway line.Edens Landing railway station, Brisbane

Despite the name, the Edens Landing Seventh-Day Adventist Church is in neighbouring Holmview.

• Warren Lawton, Paralympic athlete{{Cite web |date=2001-11-16 |title=Cathy Tops in National Indigenous Sport Awards |url=https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?lang=en&record_id=record-11023-4309044&page_id=41 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228022201/https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?lang=en&record_id=record-11023-4309044&page_id=41 |archive-date=2025-02-28 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Torres News |page=34}}

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