Browns Plains

Browns Plains is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 5,574. The area suburb's western boundary is marked by the Mount Lindesay Highway.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Browns Plains is 5,574, 50.1% female and 49.9% male.

The median/average age of the Browns Plains population is 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian average.

65.2% of people living in Browns Plains were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.8%, England 3%, Philippines 1.4%, India 0.8%, China 0.8%.

78.2% of people speak English as their first language 1.3% Mandarin, 1.2% Spanish, 1.1% Samoan, 1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Urdu.

Geography

Browns Plains is generally used as a name for both the Browns Plains suburb and the former estates which all utilise the 4118 Postcode Hillcrest, Forestdale, Regents Park and Heritage Park. Browns Plains has been identified in the South East Queensland Regional Plan as an outer city regional centre. One notable aspect of Browns Plains is the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre, which opened to the community in 1994 and was extended some 13 years later. Grand Plaza boasts 170 specialty stores, Big W, Target, Kmart, Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and an Event Cinema complex. Browns Plains contains a number of schools and shops, and frequently has visits from the a circus and other events on a main park area near Browns Plains Highschool and Forest Glen Park.