1949, then Shire of Albert, which also included the suburbs of Eagleby, Alberton, Mt Warren Park, Windaroo, Edens Landing, Holmview, Pimpama, and Jacobs Well. In 1995, Albert Shire was dissolved and Beenleigh and the surrounding suburbs were then amalgamated into City of Gold Coast. In 2008, these suburbs were transferred from Gold Coast City to City of Logan (despite protests from locals, who voted against being part of Logan). Beenleigh Mitre 10 MEGA opened in 2004; it was the company's first Australian MEGA store, and it employed over 200 people on opening. Demographics In the , Beenleigh recorded a population of 8,244 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male. The median age of the Beenleigh population was 34 years, compared to the national median age of 37; 66.9% of people living in Beenleigh were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.1%, England 3.4%, the Philippines 1.1%, Brazil 0.6%, and Germany 0.5%. About 81.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next-most common languages were 0.7% Portuguese, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.4% Spanish, and 0.3% German. In the , Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people. Heritage listings Beenleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Distillery Road (): Beenleigh Rum Distillery Main Street (): St George's Anglican Church Education Beenleigh State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 22 James Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 395 students with 32 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Despite its name, Beenleigh Special School is located in neighbouring Mount Warren Park. St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 53 Kokoda Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 351 students with 27 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Beenleigh State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Alamein Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1621 students with 133 teachers (127 full-time equivalent) and 78 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Trinity College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Scott Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 815 students with 73 teachers (71 full-time equivalent) and