Underwood, Queensland


Underwood is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Underwood is located south-east of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. Its local government area is the Logan City Council.
Logan Road, Kingston Road, Compton Road and surrounding area encompass the Underwood business centre which is a mixed-use urban development area incorporating the Underwood / Slacks Creek industrial estate as well as retail, commerce, mechanical, education, health and office establishments.
The housing estates Arriva and Jacaranda are located in Underwood.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from William Underwood who was an early property owner in the area. William Underwood had established the Commercial Hotel, which operated from the early 1870s through to 1895 on land nearby Beenleigh Road. The suburb Underwood was gazetted in 1975 and was part of both Brisbane City Council and the former Shire of Albert before the creation of Logan City in the year 1978.
In the Underwood had a population of 5,328 people.

Transport

Underwood is accessible by road from the Pacific Motorway. Public transport is available via the Springwood Bus Station along the South East Busway. The nearest train stations are the Kuraby Railway Station in the adjacent suburb of Kuraby, and Trinder Park Railway Station in the adjacent suburb of Woodridge.

Facilities

Operated by Logan City Council Libraries, the Logan North branch Library opened in 2008 and is located on the corner of Sports Drive and Springwood Road, Underwood. Public WiFi is available.

Demographics

In the, Underwood recorded a population of 5,328 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Underwood population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 59.6% of people living in Underwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.3%, China 2.3%, England 2.2%, South Africa 1.9%, Korea, Republic of 1.8%. 67.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.5% Mandarin, 3% Cantonese, 2.2% Korean, 1.7% Arabic, 1.4% Hindi.