Browns Plains is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Browns Plains had a population of 6,309 people. 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. Geography The suburb's western boundary is marked by the Mount Lindesay Highway. Scrubby Creek, a tributary of Slacks Creek, which is itself a tributary of the Logan River, is the main waterway in the area. History The names Browns Plains became in use as a place name in 1840. The district was mostly used for growing tobacco until the 1950s . The first Cobb and Co coach services were running through Browns Plains as early as 1863. In 1872, George Stretton operated a post office from his accommodation house in Browns Plains. Brown's Plains Provisional School opened circa 1878 open on site of Waller Park, only to close due to effects of major drought in 1902. Greenbank and Browns Plains telephone lines were installed in 1938. A post office and store opened in 1956, with the post office being named Brownsleigh. The following year Scrubby Creek Bridge was built over Browns Plains Road. In 1966, Beaudesert Shire employed consultant town planner and architect James Birrell. Beaudesert Shire gazetted the old Browns Plains School site as waste treatment plant and refuse depot (now known as Waller Park). Browns Plains Tavern opened in 1976. A new post office was opened in 1980 and the name reverted to Browns Plains. St Bernardine's Catholic School opened on 27 January 1982; it is now within the neighbouring suburb of Regents Park. Browns Plains State School opened on 24 January 1983. Westpoint Shopping Centre opened in 1984 with Waller Park established that same year. Browns Plains State High School opened on 29 January 1985. The new Logan West Library, which replaced the old one near the Greenbank RSL, opened in 2003. In the , Browns Plains had a population of 5,574 people. In the , Browns Plains recorded a population of 6,309 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Browns Plains population was 32 years, six years below the national median of 38. 59.8% of people living in Browns Plains