Silverbark Ridge, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°47′23″S 152°55′24″E / 27.7897°S 152.9233°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Logan City | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4124 | ||||||||||||
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Silverbark Ridge is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[3] It is situated along the development corridor south of Brisbane in the Greater Flagstone development area and is one of four new suburbs in Logan to house a predicted population boom between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.[4] In the 2021 census, Silverbark Ridge had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
Flagstone Creek forms the locality's northern boundary.[5]
As at 2025, the south-east of the locality has been cleared in preparation for housing construction. The land use of the remainder of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.[6]
History
Silverbark Ridge is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Indigenous Australian country.[7][8] The origin of the suburb name is from the name of the flora found in the district.[3][5] It was approved and designated as a locality within Logan City by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines on 20 May 2016.[5] The redistribution of the state's electoral boundaries in 2017 led to the suburb being part of the Jordan electoral district.[9]
Demographics
In the 2021 census, Silverbark Ridge had "no people or a very low population".[2] This is the first census for Silverbark Ridge.
Education
There are no schools in Silverbark Ridge. The nearest government primary school is Flagstone State School in neighbouring Flagstone to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Flagstone State Community College, also in Flagstone. There is also a Catholic primary-and-secondary school in Flagstone.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverbark Ridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverbark Ridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Silverbark Ridge – locality in City of Logan (entry 49728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Four new Logan suburbs as population booms". ABC News. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Silverbark Ridge". Logan City Council. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative". muurrbay.org.au. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Botting, H. (2017). "Final Determination Report" (PDF). Queensland Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2025.