Marsden, Queensland

Marsden
Logan City, Queensland

Berrinba Wetlands, 2014
Population 11,278 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4132
Location 27 km (17 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s) Logan City
State electorate(s) Woodridge
Federal Division(s) Rankin
Suburbs around Marsden:
Berrinba Kingston Kingston
Berrinba Marsden Waterford West
Crestmead Crestmead Waterford West

Marsden is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, in Australia. At the 2011 Australian census the suburb had a population of 11,278.[1] Most of the area has been developed into housing estates.

The northern boundary of the suburb roughly runs parallel to the Logan Motorway.

Demographics

East West Bikeway, 2014

In the 2011 census, Marsden recorded a population of 11,278 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male. The median age of the Marsden population was 27 years, 10 years below the national median of 37. 65.2% of people living in Marsden were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10.8%, England 2.7%, Samoa 2.1%, Cambodia 1%, Fiji 1%. 76% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.3% Samoan, 1.8% Khmer, 1% Hindi, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Spanish.

Leisure

Marsden is also home to Scrubby Creek, which passes along the northern extent of the suburb. Along the creek, from near Third Avenue, through to Marsden Park Shopping Centre area is a series of parks, bike paths and walkways.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Marsden (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

Coordinates: 27°40′S 153°5′E / 27.667°S 153.083°E / -27.667; 153.083


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.