18-567: Meadowbrook may refer to: Places [ edit ] Meadowbrook, Queensland , Australia, a suburb of Brisbane United States [ edit ] Meadowbrook, Alabama , an unincorporated community Meadowbrook, California , a census-designated place Meadowbrook, Cornwall, New York , a hamlet Meadowbrook, Illinois , an unincorporated community Meadowbrook, Indiana , an unincorporated community Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Meadowbrook, Syracuse, New York ,
36-679: A city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
54-522: A neighborhood Meadowbrook, Seattle , Washington, a neighborhood Meadowbrook, Virginia , a census-designated place Meadowbrook, Wisconsin , a town Transportation [ edit ] Meadowbrook (SEPTA station) , in Abington, Pennsylvania Meadowbrook (UTA station) , in South Salt Lake, Utah Meadowbrook State Parkway , on Long Island Dodge Meadowbrook , a U.S. car from
72-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
90-529: Is also an industrial area in the west of Meadowbrook and a large section of housing surround the hospital and adjacent TAFE college. Meadowbrook is home to Riverdale Park, a former grazing property. Waterways of Slacks Creek dominate the northern sections of Meadowbrook with suburban arterial Loganlea Road heading towards the Pacific Motorway and Slacks Creek being the only road in the area. Power lines and an electrical substation have been built in
108-455: Is at University Drive ( 27°39′52″S 153°09′07″E / 27.6644°S 153.1520°E / -27.6644; 153.1520 ( Griffith University Logan campus ) ). Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while
126-475: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Meadowbrook, Queensland Download coordinates as: Meadowbrook is a mixed-use suburb in the City of Logan , Queensland , Australia. The Logan Hospital and a TAFE college are located in the suburb. In the 2021 census , Meadowbrook had a population of 3,069 people. The northern and eastern border of
144-624: Is serviced by the 560 and 562 Translink bus services linking the suburb to Logan Central , Springwood , Browns Plains and the Logan Hyperdome . A number of bus routes services Meadowbrook and there are two established bikeways. Problems with illegal car parking in the streets around the hospital, TAFE and train station were addressed with increased restriction of two-hour limited parking. There are no schools in Meadowbrook. The nearest primary schools are Daisy Hill State School to
162-631: The 1950s Meadowbrook, a type of horse-drawn vehicle Other uses [ edit ] Meadowbrook Farm, a former name of the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in New Hampshire Meadowbrook Polo Club , on Long Island, New York John Sweek House , Tualatin, Oregon, also known as Meadowbrook See also [ edit ] Meadowbrook Country Club (disambiguation) Meadowbrook High School (disambiguation) Meadow Brook (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
180-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
198-710: The industrial area. A long section of the Logan River stretching past Meadowbrook was once grazing lands. Farms provided milk for the nearby Kingston Butter Factory . Today the flood prone area has been converted into a well-catered 10-hectare parklands . The park's entrance is in Armstrong Street. Cemented walking paths extend up Slacks Creek towards the Logan Motorway and Tanah Merah . There are two dog-off-leash sections, facilities for large groups, playground and exercise equipment. The Logan Hospital
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#1732772003853216-596: The next most common languages were 1.5% Hindi, 1.3% Mandarin, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.2% Vietnamese, 1.1% Tagalog. In the 2016 census , Meadowbrook had a population of 3,113 people. In the 2021 census , Meadowbrook had a population of 3,069 people. The suburb is crossed by a number of major transport routes. These include the Logan Motorway , Loganlea railway station for both the Beenleigh railway line and Gold Coast railway line and Loganlea Road. The suburb
234-586: The north in Daisy Hill and Waterford West State School to the south-west in Waterford West . The nearest secondary school is Loganlea State High School to the south in neighbouring Loganlea . The Loganlea campus of TAFE College is at Armstrong Road ( 27°40′17″S 153°08′41″E / 27.6713°S 153.1448°E / -27.6713; 153.1448 ( TAFE Queensland Loganlea campus ) ). The Logan campus of Griffith University
252-458: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Meadowbrook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meadowbrook&oldid=1168995174 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-601: The suburb follow Logan River and part of its tributary Slacks Creek.The Gold Coast railway line marks the southern boundary. The Loganlea Golf Course and Logan campus of Griffith University are located in Meadowbrook. Most of the golf course is within a defined flood zone as is Lake Elleslie at the entrance to the university. Logan Hospital is located in Armstrong Road ( 27°40′11″S 153°08′26″E / 27.6698°S 153.1406°E / -27.6698; 153.1406 ( Logan Hospital ) ). There
288-531: The term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of
306-722: Was designated as a Specialist Centre in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031, dedicated to health, research and education. In the 2011 census , Meadowbrook recorded a population of 3,138 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Meadowbrook population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. 61% of people living in Meadowbrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10.1%, England 4.8%, Philippines 1.8%, Fiji 1.1%, Malaysia 1%. 76.3% of people spoke only English at home;
324-491: Was opened in 1990. Due to growth in the area the hospital has undergone several upgrades. The suburb was formed in 1991 as a subdivision of Loganlea. The Logan campus for Griffith University and TAFE college opened in 1998. A master plan for the suburb was being prepared by the Logan City Council in 2013. The master plan was finalised in 2016. It focused on health, education and wellbeing. Meadowbrook
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