Forestdale, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Forestdale
city = Logan City
state = qld


caption =
municipal= Logan City Council
postcode = 4118
est =
pop = 7,857 (2001 census)
area =
propval = [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=382 $490,000] (2005)
stategov = Algester
fedgov = Rankin
near-nw = Heathwood
near-n = Larapinta
near-ne = Parkinson
near-w = Greenbank
near-e = Hillcrest
near-sw = Greenbank
near-s = Boronia Heights
near-se = Browns Plains
dist1 = 22
location1= Brisbane

Forestdale is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Forestdale is a subdivision of and previously part of Browns Plains. Forestdale is named as such due to the lack of tree clearance compared to surrounding suburbs, although the risk of bushfire is greater than its neighbouring suburbs. [http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire_Safety/Building_in_Bushfire_Prone_Areas/beau_risk.pdf]

"Forest" is from the modern day English word meaning a dense growth of trees and "dale" is originated from Middle English meaning a man who lived in the valley. [ [http://www.lisagenealogy.com/Surmean/surmeanc-e.html Surname Meanings and Origins ] ]

The suffix is a reference to Robin Hood, an archer according to medieval folk tales. Many of the streets in the suburb are named after characters from Robin Hood stories. [ [http://www.forestdale.com.au/history.html Forestdale History ] ]

External links

* [http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/70026FF1-AA16-4905-BA95-0E6D88989DC9/0/LoganMap.pdf]
* [http://www.forestdale.com.au] Forestdale on the Web

References