Community Context

PART 3: DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT

Geography and Topography Logan City is located in South East Queensland and has a local government area of approximately 957 km2. The city shares borders with five other local governments – Brisbane City Council to the north, Ipswich City Council to the west, Scenic Rim Regional Council and the City of Gold Coast to the south and Redland City Council to the east. The area has two river catchments, the Logan and Albert River systems and consists of a number of rural creeks and floodplain areas. Logan City also has 2,633 hectares of wetlands and 2,177 kilometres of waterways. The topography ranges from mountainous areas to flat or undulating areas with 70% of the city being rural, semi-rural or land for conservation.

Climate and weather

The climate is described as sub-tropical with a seasonal rainfall pattern. ■ The average rainfall is 1098mm per annum ■ The yearly mean maximum temperature is 26°C and the yearly mean minimum temperature is 15°C. Storm season and bushfire threats occur during the spring and summer months of September to March, however due to Logan’s large areas of natural bushland, the bushfire season can vary significantly from year to year. The heaviest rainfall occurs during the summer months and is usually associated with severe weather events.

Population The Logan City Council Local Government Area is one of the fastest growing cities in Australia with an estimated resident population in Logan City of 334,358 as of 30 June 2019. Since the previous year, the population has grown by 2.41%3 .

| City of Logan: A growing population |

Average rainfall is 1098mm per annum

Logan City’s population estimation is 334,358 as of 30 June 2019

3 profile.id.com.au/logan/population-estimate 4 profile.id.com.au/logan/population 5 profile.id.com.au.logan/indigenous-keystatistics?BMID=40 6 profile.id.com.au/logan/five-year-age-groups 7 Ancestry: profile.id.com.au/logan/ancestry and Birth Place: profile.id.com.au/logan/birthplace