Tanah Merah, Queensland
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Tanah Merah Logan City, Queensland |
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Powerline easement and Tansey Drive, 2016
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| Population | 4,608 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4128 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 29 km (18 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Logan City | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Waterford | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||
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Tanah Merah is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 4,608. Tanah Merah means "red soil" in Indonesian language. This type of soil is found across the local area. The Pacific Motorway borders the suburb and the Logan Motorway divides it.
Besides Australia, Tanah Merah is also referred to a territory and town in the state of Kelantan in northeast Malaysia. South of Malaysia, Singapore also has a place called Tanah Merah.
The land was once owned by the Murray family who sold it off in sections to developers. The Murray farm still exists in Tanah Merah and is located at the end of Murrays Road.
In the north west Slacks Creek joins the Logan River. It was this area which was the first to be settled by Europeans. On north east border is the Logan Hyperdome. Part of the western boundary follows lower Slacks Creek. The Pintu Drive off-ramp is the designated exit from the M1 for Tanah Merah and nearby is the Bryants Road overpass. The south eastern pocket of the suburb is positioned close to Loganholme State School. The central parts are dominated by a ridge which remains partially vegetated. This area provides habitat for wallabies and koalas. Tansey Park on the river has a boat ramp, playground, and two sports ovals. A small caravan park is located on the Pacific Highway opposite the Hyperdome.
In the 2011 census, Tanah Merah recorded a population of 4,608 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Tanah Merah population was 33 years, 4 years below the national median of 37. 69.1% of people living in Tanah Merah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.2%, England 4.7%, South Africa 1.2%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5%. 87.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Arabic, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% Spanish, 0.5% Hungarian, 0.4% German.
Murrays Road is a heritage road located in the suburb. Named after the Murray family who first settled in the area in the 1870s, the road (in part) is bordered by Slacks Creek and natural reserve. The original Murray farm is still located at the end of the road. It was farmed for 4 generations as a Dairy Farm (originally suppling milk to the Kingston Butter Factory. Robert (Jim) Murray was the last to operate the dairy which is now not in use.
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