Browns Plains, Queensland
Browns Plains is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the, Browns Plains had a population of 6,632 people.
Geography
The suburb's western boundary is marked by the Mount Lindesay Highway.Scrubby Creek, a tributary of Slacks Creek, which is itself a tributary of the Logan River, is the main waterway in the area.
History
The names Browns Plains became in use as a place name in 1840. The district was mostly used for growing tobacco until the 1950s. The first Cobb and Co coach services were running through Browns Plains as early as 1863.Brown's Plains Provisional School opened circa 1878 open on site of Waller Park, only to close due to effects of major drought in 1902.
A new post office was opened in 1980 and the name reverted to Browns Plains.
St Bernardine's Catholic School opened on 27 January 1982; it is now within the neighbouring suburb of Regents Park.
Browns Plains State School opened on 24 January 1983.
Browns Plains State High School opened on 29 January 1985.
The Grand Plaza Shopping Centre opened in October 1994. It had a fountain, live palm trees, and an open central atrium. In 2006, a $55 million development expanded the centre to provide for new stores and a multi-deck car park. In 2021, the centre trialled drone delivery of purchases weighing less than. After 30 years of operation, the Event Cinema closed in 2024.
The new Logan West Library, which replaced the old one near the Greenbank RSL, opened in 2003.
Demographics
In the, Browns Plains had a population of 5,574 people.In the, Browns Plains recorded a population of 6,309 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Browns Plains population was 32 years, six years below the national median of 38. 59.8% of people living in Browns Plains were born in Australia, slightly lower than the national average of 66.7%. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, England 2.1%, Philippines 1.8%, India 1.6% and China 1.3%. 69.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.8% Mandarin, 1.5% Samoan, 1.3% Hindi and 1.2% Urdu.
In the, Browns Plains had a population of 6,632 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Browns Plains population was 34, four years below the national median average of 38.
Education
Browns Plains State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 1-29 Mayfair Drive. It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 551 students with 45 teachers and 30 non-teaching staff. In 2022, the school had 620 students with 48 teachers and 35 non-teaching staff.Browns Plains State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls in Ivor Street. It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 988 students with 88 teachers and 47 non-teaching staff. In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 1,083 students with 91 teachers and 53 non-teaching staff.
Amenities
The Grand Plaza Shopping Centre is at 27-49 Browns Plains Road.The Logan City Council operate the Logan West public library at 69 Grand Plaza Drive.
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
- Acacia Park
- Adam Park
- Barrallier Place Park
- Eyre Place Park
- Fleet Park
- Forestglen Park
- Grosvenor Park
- Harmony Court Park
- Koala Park
- Michelle Johnstone Park
- Ranchwood Ave Park
- Waller Park
- Zorina Park