City Pulse

Welcome to Logan City Council’s Economic Development City Pulse.

Logan City Council understands the importance of accurate and up to date land use, development, and building activity data. Council has therefore invested in a dedicated Research and Monitoring Unit being established in the Economic Development and Strategy Branch, with a core function of monitoring growth and key indicators of growth across the City.

City Pulse contains the following information:

City of Logan

Development Approvals

July-December 2019

Residential
Non-Residential

Building Activity

July-December 2019

Building Approvals Residential
Building Approvals Non-Residential
Building Completions Residential
Building Completions Non-Residential

City Snapshot

City snapshot provides a census of the land use / activity occurring on every property located within Logan Local Government Area as at June 2019. The snapshot is presented in two broad categories being residential and non-residental. For properties with a residential land use / activity the number of dwellings is recorded or the number of bedrooms for specific residential uses such as care facilities. For properties with a non-residential land / use activity the Gross Floor Area (GFA) is recorded. If a property had both a residential and non-residential land use / activity all of these were recorded.

Note: Land Use / Activity is based on what is actually occurring on the property as at June 2019. Land use / activity is not Logan Planning Scheme (2015) zoning.

City of Logan Residential Land Use As at June 2019

119,763

Dwellings

Dwelling types

1,351

Unit / Apartment

13,464

Duplex / Townhouse

96,917

Stand-alone house

2,754

House with secondary dwelling / auxiliary unit*

534

Other dwelling*

4,743

Retirement Dwellings*

The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (ShapingSEQ), states that the City of Logan is required to accommodate an additional 89,900 residential dwellings from 2016 to 2041. By June 2019, 119,763 residential dwellings were recorded in Logan with a growth of 10,993 dwellings from 2016. Based on these updated figures, Logan is required to now facilitate an additional 78,907 residential dwellings by 2041.

City of Logan Other Residential Land Use as at June 2019

2,235

Care facilities (beds)*

16

Non-private institutions (beds)*

City of Logan Accommodation Land Use as at June 2019

93

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

160

Short-term accommodation (hotels / motels)

City of Logan Housing Notes

A Retirement dwelling is defined as a dwelling located in a retirement facility that provides separate independent living dwellings. Also defined as low-care living.
The Auxiliary unit count includes both the primary house and the auxiliary unit.
An Other dwelling includes those dwellings located in Caravan parks for the purposes of longer term living (not short term holiday accommodation) and dwellings such as relocatable homes.
Care facilities Include residential care facilities such as nursing homes and community residence and are further defined as facilities with shared communal facilities such as common areas, kitchens etc. A care facility is not a separate dwelling. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.
Non-private institutions include detention facilities and boarding homes. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.

City of Logan Non-residential Land Use as at June 2019

Land use summary by Gross Floor Area (GFA)

1,787,657m²

Retail

368,450m²

Office

865,916m²

Community

107,460m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

165,755m²

Rural

2,241,122m²

Industry and Warehouse, Distribution & Logistics

Commercial and industrial land uses are further broken down below:

City of Logan Non-residential Land Use Breakdown in Gross Floor Area (GFA)

1,670,080m²

Retail and services

117,576m²

Showroom and bulk goods

368,450m²

Office

564,138m²

Education

87,420m²

Health

214,357m²

Community Other

107,460m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

165,755m²

Rural

425,586m²

Warehouse, distribution and logistics

1,810,279m²

Low impact industry

1,286m²

Medium impact industry

4,970m²

High impact industry

City of Logan Non-residential Notes

Retail and services: This use includes the sale of goods and services such as shops, food and drink outlets, service stations etc.
Showroom and bulk foods: This use includes large scale retailers such as retail warehouses, outdoor sales yards, showrooms etc.
Office: This use includes the provision of professional services and discharge of professional duties such as GP/doctors, office, vets etc.
Education: This use provides educational services such as child care centres, schools, universities, TAFE etc.
Health: This use provides general and emergency medical care such as hospitals and health care services etc.
Community other: This use provides services to the community such as community halls, emergency service stations, church etc.
Sport, Tourism & Recreation: This use provides recreation services such as gyms, galleries, tourist attractions, sporting facilities etc.
Rural: This use includes agricultural and animal industries such as animal keeping, farming etc.
Warehouse… : This use includes industrial activities which deal with transport and/or storage of goods or the transport of passengers.
Low impact industry: This use includes industrial uses with low intensity and impacts such as mechanics, car washes etc.
Med impact industry: This use includes industrial uses with moderate intensity and impacts such as spray painting, recycling, manufacturing etc.
High impact industry: This use includes industrial uses with high intensity and impacts such as quarrying, waste processing, heavy manufacturing etc.

Development Approvals

Development Approvals represent the City of Logan’s potential development pipeline for both residential and non-residential land uses. It is of note that the figures presented on this page do not include development approved by Economic Development Queensland in the Priority Development Areas of Yarrabilba and Greater Flagstone.

The ‘More Information’ link provides development approval data in time series format from 2010 through to December 2019. Future releases will include time series data over a ten year period.

More Information

City of Logan Residential Development Approvals July to December 2019

In the 2019/2020 financial year to date (July to December 2019), Logan City Council approved the following residential development applications:

701

Total approved new dwellings

2662

Total approved new residential lots

*Note: Most stand-alone houses, houses with auxiliary units and secondary dwellings do not require a development application, therefore the number of new dwellings in this section do not account for all new dwelling stock.

Dwelling types

by number of new dwellings approved

86

Unit / Apartment

84

Duplex / Townhouse

73

Stand-alone house

30

House with auxiliary unit*

11

Secondary dwelling for existing dwelling*

Nil

Other dwelling*

417

Retirement Dwellings*

Pie Graph - Residential Dwellings by Type - 2019/2020 Part Year

City of Logan Other Residential Development Approvals July to December 2019

10

Care facilities (beds)*

7

Non-private institutions (beds)*

City of Logan Accommodation Development Approvals July to December 2019

Nil

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

222

Short-term accommodation (hotels / motels)

City of Logan Residential Housing DA Notes

The Auxiliary unit count includes both the primary house and the auxiliary unit.
An Other dwelling includes those dwellings located in Caravan parks for the purposes of longer term living (not short term holiday accommodation) and dwellings such as relocatable homes.
A Retirement dwelling is defined as a dwelling located in a retirement facility that provides separate independent living dwellings. Also defined as low-care living.
Care facilities Include residential care facilities such as nursing homes and community residence and are further defined as facilities with shared communal facilities such as common areas, kitchens etc. A care facility is not a separate dwelling. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.
Non-private institutions include detention facilities and boarding homes. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.

City of Logan Non-Residential Development Approvals July to December 2019

46397m²

Total approved new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

Total approved new non-residential lots

Note: Total approved new GFA count includes only those developments which create new or additional GFA (new work, additions to existing, and joint demolition/new work).

City of Logan Development Approved new GFA non-residential July to December 2019

854m²

Retail

1,213m²

Office

698m²

Community

0m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

635m²

Rural

42,116m²

Industry and Warehouse, Distribution & Logistics

A more detailed breakdown of Development Approvals by industry sector is provided below

City of Logan Non-residential Development Approved GFA Breakdown

854m²

Retail and services

-80m²

Showroom and bulk goods

1,213m²

Office

881m²

Education

0m²

Health

698m²

Community Other

0m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

635m²

Rural

40,580m²

Warehouse, distribution and logistics*

1,459m²

Low impact industry

157m²

Medium impact industry

0m²

High impact industry

Graph - Development Approvals Jul-Dec 2019 by industry type

City of Logan Non-residential Notes

Retail and services: This use includes the sale of goods and services such as shops, food and drink outlets, service stations etc.
Showroom and bulk foods: This use includes large scale retailers such as retail warehouses, outdoor sales yards, showrooms etc.
Office: This use includes the provision of professional services and discharge of professional duties such as GP/doctors, office, vets etc.
Rural: This use includes agricultural and animal industries such as animal keeping, farming etc.
Low impact industry: This use includes industrial uses with low intensity and impacts such as mechanics, car washes etc.
Med industry: This use includes industrial uses with moderate intensity and impacts such as spray painting, recycling, manufacturing etc.
High industry: This use includes industrial uses with high intensity and impacts such as quarrying, waste processing, heavy manufacturing etc.
Warehouse… : This use includes industrial activities which deal with transport and/or storage of goods or the transport of passengers.
Education: This use provides educational services such as child care centres, schools, universities, TAFE etc.
Health: This use provides general and emergency medical care such as hospitals and health care services etc.
Community other: This use provides services to the community such as community halls, emergency service stations, church etc.
Sport, Tourism and Recreation: This use provides recreation services such as gyms, galleries, tourist attractions, sporting facilities etc.

Building Approvals

Most types of residential and non-residential building work require a building approval to be issued prior to construction. The information below represents the City of Logan’s development which has been approved for construction.

It is of note that the figures presented in Building Approvals and Building Completions sections include works within the Priority Development Areas of Yarrabilba and Greater Flagstone.

The ‘More Information’ link provides building approval data for financial years 2010/2011 through to 2019/2020 part year July to December 2019.

More Information

Residential Building Approvals in Logan July to December 2019

In the 2019/2020 financial year period (July to December 2019), Logan City Council received the following residential building approvals:

New housing types approved by number of new dwellings approved

1280

Total new dwellings

Total demolished / converted

1207

Total net new dwellings

Dwelling types

46

Unit / Apartment

30

Duplex / Townhouse

839

Stand-alone house

266

House with auxiliary unit*

37

Secondary dwelling for existing dwelling*

62

Other dwelling*

Nil

Retirement Dwellings*

City of Logan Other Housing Building Activity July to December 2019

428

Care facilities (beds)*

Nil

Non-private institutions (beds)*

City of Logan Accommodation Building Activity July to December 2019

Nil

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

Nil

Short-term accommodation (hotels / motels)

Residential building activity notes

The Auxiliary unit count includes both the primary house and the auxiliary unit.
An Other dwelling includes those dwellings located in Caravan parks for the purposes of longer term living (not short term holiday accommodation) and dwellings such as relocatable homes.
A Retirement dwelling is defined as a dwelling located in a retirement facility that provides separate independent living dwellings. Also defined as low-care living.
Care facilities Include residential care facilities such as nursing homes and community residence and are further defined as facilities with shared communal facilities such as common areas, kitchens etc. A care facility is not a separate dwelling. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.
Non-private institutions include detention facilities and boarding homes. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.

Non-residential Building Approvals in Logan July to December 2019

In the 2019/2020 financial year period (July to December 2019), Logan City Council approved the following non-residential building works:

138,417m²

Total approved new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

$176058141

Total estimated value of works

New Non-residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) Breakdown

26,594m²

Retail and services

0m²

Showroom and bulk goods

6,512m²

Office

3,548m²

Education

0m²

Health

9,170m²

Community Other

314m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

4,104m²

Rural

81,801m²

Warehouse, distribution and logistics

6,124m²

Low impact industry

0m²

Medium impact industry

250m²

High impact industry

City of Logan Non-residential Notes

Retail and services: This use includes the sale of goods and services such as shops, food and drink outlets, service stations etc.
Showroom and bulk foods: This use includes large scale retailers such as retail warehouses, outdoor sales yards, showrooms etc.
Office: This use includes the provision of professional services and discharge of professional duties such as GP/doctors, office, vets etc.
Rural: This use includes agricultural and animal industries such as animal keeping, farming etc.
Low impact industry: This use includes industrial uses with low intensity and impacts such as mechanics, car washes etc.
Med industry: This use includes industrial uses with moderate intensity and impacts such as spray painting, recycling, manufacturing etc.
High industry: This use includes industrial uses with high intensity and impacts such as quarrying, waste processing, heavy manufacturing etc.
Warehouse… : This use includes industrial activities which deal with transport and/or storage of goods or the transport of passengers.
Education: This use provides educational services such as child care centres, schools, universities, TAFE etc.
Health: This use provides general and emergency medical care such as hospitals and health care services etc.
Community other: This use provides services to the community such as community halls, emergency service stations, church etc.
Sport, Tourism and Recreation: This use provides recreation services such as gyms, galleries, tourist attractions, sporting facilities etc.

Commercial Tenancy Fitout Building Approvals by Gross Floor Area:

Of the total new Gross Floor Area (GFA) approved, the following is a breakdown of GFA by new tenancy fitouts by industry sector, for part financial year (July-December 2019):

11,306m²

Retail and services

6,842m²

Office

1,058m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

Building Completions

Residential and non-residential building completions occur once the building approval has completed construction and has been inspected and certified by a building certifier. The information below represents the City of Logan’s building completions for the 2019/2020 financial year period (part year July-December 2019).

It is of note that the figures presented in Building Approvals and Building Completions sections include works within the Priority Development Areas of Yarrabilba and Greater Flagstone.

The ‘More Information’ link provides building completion data for financial years 2010/2011 through to 2019/2020 part year July to December 2019.

More Information

Residential Building Completions in Logan July to December 2019

In the 2019/2020 financial year period (July to December 2019), Logan City Council certified the following residential building constructions/completions:

New housing types completed by number of new dwellings

1342

Total new dwellings

Total demolished / converted

1296

Total net new dwellings

Dwelling types

48

Unit / Apartment

156

Duplex / Townhouse

827

Stand-alone house

250

House with auxiliary unit*

47

Secondary dwelling for existing dwelling*

14

Other dwelling*

Nil

Retirement Dwellings*

Pie Graph - Build Completions Residential Dwellings by Type - 2019/2020 Part Year

City of Logan Other Housing Building Completions July to December 2019

140

Care facilities (beds)*

Nil

Non-private institutions (beds)*

City of Logan Accommodation Building Completions July to December 2019

Nil

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

Nil

Short-term accommodation (hotels / motels)

Residential building activity notes

The Auxiliary unit count includes both the primary house and the auxiliary unit.
An Other dwelling includes those dwellings located in Caravan parks for the purposes of longer term living (not short term holiday accommodation) and dwellings such as relocatable homes.
A Retirement dwelling is defined as a dwelling located in a retirement facility that provides separate independent living dwellings. Also defined as low-care living.
Care facilities Include residential care facilities such as nursing homes and community residence and are further defined as facilities with shared communal facilities such as common areas, kitchens etc. A care facility is not a separate dwelling. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.
Non-private institutions include detention facilities and boarding homes. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.

Non-residential Building Completions in Logan July to December 2019 – new GFA

36731m²

Total approved new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

$114711665

Total estimated value of works

2,121m²

Retail and services

558m²

Showroom and bulk goods

5,904m²

Office

7,705m²

Education

0m²

Health

2,600m²

Community Other

0m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

0m²

Rural

16,512m²

Warehouse, distribution and logistics

1,331m²

Low impact industry

0m²

Medium impact industry

0m²

High impact industry

Commercial Tenancy Fitout Building Completions by Gross Floor Area:

Of the total new Gross Floor Area (GFA) completed/constructed, the following is a breakdown of GFA by new tenancy fitouts by industry sector, for part financial year (July-December 2019):

8,808m²

Retail and services

4,592m²

Office

1,058m²

Sport, Tourism & Recreation

150m²

Community