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Cedar Grove
Logan CityQueensland
Flinders Peak from Cedar Grove, Queensland.jpg
Flinders Peak from Cedar Grove, 2016
Cedar Grove is located in Queensland
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove
Location in Queensland
Population 2,041 (2016 census)
 • Density 113.4/km2 (294/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4285
Area 18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location 44 km (27 mi) south of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s) Logan City
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Cedar Grove:
Riverbend Riverbend Glenlogan
Kagaru Cedar Grove Jimboomba
Allenview Woodhill Cedar Vale

Cedar Grove is a mixed-use locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Cedar Grove had a population of 2,041 people.

History

Beaudesert railway line at Cedar Grove, Queensland
Disused Beaudesert railway line, 2016

When the railway line to Beaudesert was built in 1888, the station in the area was called Cedar Pocket. Cedar Grove State School opened in 1923 and closed in 1965. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Cedar Grove became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

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