Monarch Glen, Queensland

Monarch Glen Logan City, Queensland
Bush track, 2023
Monarch Glen
Coordinates	27.8144°S 152.9175°E / -27.8144; 152.9175
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.00/km^2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4285
Area	9.7 km^2 (3.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Logan City
State electorate(s)	Jordan
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Monarch Glen: Lyons Silverbark Ridge Flagstone Undullah Monarch Glen Flagstone Flinders Lakes Flinders Lakes Riverbend

Monarch Glen is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It is situated along the development corridor south of Brisbane in the Greater Flagstone development area and is one of four new suburbs that have been created in Logan to house a predicted population boom between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.^[3] In the 2021 census, Monarch Glen had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

History

Monarch Glen is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Indigenous Australian country.^[4][5] The origin of the suburb name is from the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), which is found locally.^[2] It was approved and designated as a locality within the Logan City by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines on 20 May 2016.^[2][6] The redistribution of the state’s electoral boundaries in 2017 led to the suburb being part of the Jordan electoral district.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 census, Monarch Glen had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monarch Glen". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "Monarch Glen – locality in City of Logan (entry 49727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Four new Logan suburbs as population booms". ABC News. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
4. "Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative". muurrbay.org.au. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
5. "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. "Monarch Glen". 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
7. Botting, H. (2017). "Final Determination Report" (PDF). Queensland Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.