Kagaru, Queensland
Kagaru is a rural locality split between Scenic Rim Region and City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kagaru had a population of 19 people.
Geography
Kagaru's eastern border follows the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor, the Logan River and Teviot Brook.In the 1930s, a railway station in the area was named Kagaru, a Ugarapul word for the blue-winged kookaburra. On the 24 April 1997, the locality was formally bounded and took the name of the railway station. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Kagaru became split between Logan City and Scenic Rim Region following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing also occurring in the northern part of the loacality.
History
The name Kagaru is an Aboriginal word for the blue-winged kookaburra in the Yuggera language, Yugarabul dialect.In September 1930, a new railway line from South Brisbane to Kyogle was opened as part of establishing a faster rail route between Brisbane to Sydney avoiding the break-of-gauge that occurred at Wallangarra on the Queensland-New South Wales border. The new line cut six hours from the journey from Brisbane to Sydney. Kagaru railway station was built to enable the steam locomotives to take on water, but is not in use any more. It was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 14 February 1930. The railway station is now abandoned.
Demographics
In the, Kagaru had a population of 13 people. The locality contains 6 households, in which 45.0% of the population are males and 55.0% of the population are females with a median age of 57, 19 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,375, $63 below the national average.In the, Kagaru had a population of 19 people.
Education
There are no schools in Kagaru. The nearest government primary schools are Flagstone State School in neighbouring Flagstone to the north-east, Woodhill State School in neighbouring Woodhill to the south-east, and Gleneagle State School in Gleneagle to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Flagstone State Community College, also in Flagstone, and Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the south-east.There are also Catholic schools in Flagstone and Beaudesert.