Woodridge, Queensland

Woodridge, Queensland

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


caption = Station Road, Woodridge
fedgov = Division of Rankin
stategov = Electoral district of Woodridge
lga = Logan City
postcode = 4114
pop = 11,899 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes = [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC31583|name=Woodridge (Logan City) (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-02-28]
dist1 = 22
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Kuraby
near-n = Underwood
near-ne = Underwood
near-w = Karawatha
near-e = Slacks Creek
near-sw = Logan Central
near-s = Kingston
near-se = Kingston

Woodridge, Queensland is a suburb of Logan City in the South East of Queensland, Australia, located just within the Brisbane metropolitan area and had a population of 18,039 as of the 1996 census. [Commonwealth of Australia (2006). Australian Bureau of Statistics " [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310108.nsf/2e068af2091600ae4a2565210000cdcd/05129cef0b9c592e4a25652100020158!OpenDocument 1996 Census of Population and Housing Woodridge (Statistical Local Area) - Queensland] ". Retrieved July 15, 2006.]

Woodridge has a railway station, which is part of the QR Citytrain network. It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Woodridge is also the scene of a huge flea market every Sunday, which includes a wide variety of new and used goods.

On September 3, 2004, the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Imron Cotan, was invited to present a speech on Indonesia's Political, Economic and Social Prospects at the Indonesia Update 2004, convened by the Australia Education International and IDP Education in Brisbane. During his trip to Queensland, the Ambassador made a short visit to Woodridge State High School to meet the community of Indonesian students and teachers and the City Councillor to encourage the long-term benefits of studying Indonesian.

Notable people from Woodridge

*Darren Hayes, singer-songwriter and former member of Savage Garden.
*Jodie Moore, exotic dancer and adult film star.
*Robert Warren, bass player for Died Pretty.

References

External links

* [http://www.kbri-canberra.org.au/events/ev040903_bris.htm http://www.kbri-canberra.org.au/events/ev040903_bris.htm]


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