About Woodridge, QLD

Woodridge is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Woodridge had a population of 12,579 people. Woodridge was home to a major timber reserve. == Geography == Booran is a neighbourhood with the suburb (27.6279°S 153.1018°E / -27.6279; 153.1018 (Booran)). It was the site of the historic town of Booran, which was bounded by the (then) South Coast railway line (now the Gold Coast railway line) to the west, Victoria Street to the north, North Street to the east and Bruce Street to the south. == History == In 1888, a town of Booran was surveyed following the construction of the South Coast railway line. The name Booran comes from the Yugarabul language group word 'buran' (or 'booran') meaning 'wind' (or 'wind from the south'). On 7 March 1889 the Queensland Government auctioned 30 building allotments in the new town. There were more land sales in Booran in December 1889.The name Woodridge is derived from an informal name given to a property owned by Octavius Stubbs. When the Queensland Railways Department opened a platform to the public in early 1917 they selected Woodridge for the station name and later that year the name was recognised by the post office.Like a number of other Logan City suburbs Woodridge was once part of the Shire of Tingalpa.Woodridge Provisional School opened on 20 May 1924 with 21 students and Miss Dorothy Tuke as the first teacher.