The 2023–24 Queensland Budget supports good jobs, provides better services for all Queenslanders and protects our great lifestyle. In Logan it provides:

$1.4B on infrastructure

for productivity enhancing infrastructure and capital works, estimated to support around 4,100 jobs in this region.

$3.4B on health 

for the Metro South Hospital and Health Service.

$127.7M on education

to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in Logan.

$50.1M for social housing

to expand and improve social housing in Logan.

$11.2M for Skilling Queenslanders for Work

to fund more training opportunities and increase workforce participation.

$6.4M for homelessness services

to provide essential housing and support services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Logan.

Delivering better services for the Logan region

Growth from March 2015 to March 2023

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649 extra nurses up 56.3%

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630 extra teachers up 20.9%

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161 extra doctors up 43.7%

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109 extra ambulance officers up 63.6%

Delivering for the LOGAN REGION

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First Home Owner Grant

6,783 grants worth $112.8 million paid to home buyers to help them buy their first home in Logan.

(July 2015 to April 2023)

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Back to Work

$12.6 million of payments have been paid to 548 employers in Logan to employ 1,008 eligible unemployed jobseekers.

(July 2016 to April 2023)

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Apprentice and Trainee Payroll Tax Rebate

$13.9 million of rebates claimed by 480 businesses to reinvest into their business and support employment in Logan. 

(July 2015 to May 2023)

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Advance Queensland

$11.1 million in grants awarded to 249 applicants to drive innovation, build on our natural advantages, and help raise Logan’s profile as an attractive investment destination.

(July 2015 to March 2023)

Yarrabilba’s new school delivers for Logan

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Credit: Department of Education

The Queensland Government is investing $66.3 million into the new South Rock State School in growing Yarrabilba to support young families in the Logan region.

In 2023, Stage 1 of the school opened for Term 1 for Prep to Year 6. The school features an administration building, prep and general learning spaces, a resource centre, multi-purpose hall, canteen, car parking, amenities, an oval, and a special education learning centre. Stage 2 will deliver more learning spaces to support the local community.

This project has supported an average of 48 full-time equivalent jobs over the last
5 years to 2022–23. South Rock will boost the local schooling network by providing enrolment relief to Yarrabilba, Logan Village and Cedar Creek state schools. When complete, the school will be able to support more than 1,200 students.

QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2023-24 AT A GLANCE

Total concessions in 2023-24

$8.2B

Total capital program over 4 years

$89B

Total health funding in 2023-24

$25.8B

Jobs supported by the capital program in 2023-24

58,000

Investment in regional Queensland supported by coal royalties

over $16B

Percentage of capital spend outside of greater Brisbane in 2023-24

65.5%

Additional funding for social housing infrastructure and housing and homelessness support over 5 years

over $1.2B

Total capital investment to support the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan over 4 years

$19B

Last Updated: 13 June 2023