Heritage Park, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Heritage Park

| city = Logan City

| state = qld

| image = Lamberth Road Heritage Park.JPG

| caption = Lamberth Road, 2014

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.6825|153.06|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Heritage Park (centre of suburb)}}

| pop = 4930

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4118

| area = 4.7

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 9.3

| dir1 = SW

| location1 = Logan Central

| dist2 = 32.8

| dir2 = S

| location2 = Brisbane CBD

| dist3 =

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| lga = Logan City

| stategov = Woodridge

| fedgov = Rankin

| near-n = Browns Plains

| near-ne = Berrinba

| near-e = Crestmead

| near-se = Park Ridge

| near-s = Park Ridge

| near-sw = Park Ridge

| near-w = Regents Park

| near-nw = Browns Plains

}}

Heritage Park is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47401|Heritage Park|suburb in City of Logan|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Heritage Park had a population of 4,930 people.

History

The area was first settled by Joseph Shirley and William George in the area of the present landfill; at that time it was part of Browns Plains. Suburban development commenced in 1985.{{cite web|title=Heritage Park|url=http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/heritage-park|work=Suburbs|publisher=Logan City Council|accessdate=7 May 2014|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508131105/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/heritage-park|url-status=live}}

The suburb name Heritage Park was proposed by the land developer and formally adopted in 1991.

Starting with a congregation of 22 people, the Browns Plains Presbyterian Church was built in 1995 on a {{Convert|10|acre|adj=on}} site.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Browns Plains Presbyterian Church |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3507 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Queensland Religious Places}}{{Cite web |title=Our Story – Browns Plains Presbyterian Church |url=https://bppc.org.au/about/our-story/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |language=en-AU |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425081607/https://bppc.org.au/about/our-story/ |url-status=live }}

Demographics

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!Census

!Population

!Notes

|4,874

|The population was 50.1% female and 49.9% male.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30749|name=Heritage Park (SSC)|accessdate=7 May 2014|quick=on}} The median age of the Heritage Park population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 70.1% of people living in Heritage Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.6%, England 4.5%, Scotland 1.3%, Philippines 1.1%, South Africa 0.9%, South America 0.1%. 83.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Samoan, 0.9% Arabic, 0.7% Punjabi, 0.6% Hindi, 0.6% Serbian, 0.1% Spanish.

|4,976

|{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31334|name=Heritage Park (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

|4,930

|The population was 50.1% female and 49.9% male. The median age of the Heritage Park population was 37 years, 1 year below the national median of 38. 68% of people living in Heritage Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.0%, England 3.3%, India 2.3%, Philippines 1.%, South, Fiji 0.9%. 77.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.1% Arabic, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.3% Samoan, 1.2% Hindi, 1.1% Mandarin.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31322|name=Heritage Park (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Facilities

Browns Plains Waste & Recycling Facility is at 41 Recycle Way ({{Coord|-27.6743|153.0691|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Browns Plains Waste & Recycling Facility}}).{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Logan City|title=Browns Plains waste and recycling facility|url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/browns-plains-waste-and-recycling-facility|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Logan City Council|language=en-AU|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128043931/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/browns-plains-waste-and-recycling-facility}} It has dedicated facilities for recycling, green waste, and large steel, in addition to regular garbage disposal. Recycled materials are sold through the Logan Recycling Market with profits supporting community groups.{{cite web|title=Brown Plains Landfill|url=http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/environment-water-and-waste/waste-and-recycling/waste-education/browns-plains-landfill|accessdate=7 May 2014|work=Waste education|publisher=Logan City Council|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508115537/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/environment-water-and-waste/waste-and-recycling/waste-education/browns-plains-landfill|url-status=live}}

Amenities

Browns Plains Presbyterian Church is at 276-284 Waller Road ({{coord|-27.686408|153.0502|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Browns Plains Presbyterian Church}}).{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Browns Plains Presbyterian Church |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3507 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Queensland Religious Places}}{{Cite web |title=Browns Plains Presbyterian Church – A People for God's Glory |url=https://bppc.org.au/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |language=en-AU |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425083059/https://bppc.org.au/ |url-status=live }}

There are a number of parks in the area, including :

Isle Of Ely Park ({{coord|-27.6870|153.0513|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Isle Of Ely Park}}){{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
Koala Park ({{coord|-27.6767|153.0545|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Koala Park}})
Spurway Park ({{coord|-27.6827|153.0535|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Spurway Park}})

Education

There are no schools in Heritage Park. The nearest primary schools are Yugumbir State School in neighbouring Regents Park to the west and Browns Plains State School in neighbouring Browns Plains to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Browns Plains State High School in Browns Plains.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 February 2021}}

References

External links

{{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/heritage-park|title=Heritage Park|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}

Category:Suburbs of Logan City