1922. The school building was then relocated to Cedar Grove, where it opened as Cedar Grove State School in 1923. It closed in 1965. Jimboomba Provisional School opened on 12 May 1890, becoming Jimboomba State School on 1 June 1900. Emmaus Primary School opened in 2002. Sponsored by Brisbane Catholic Education, the school was established as an ecumenical school in association with the local Anglican, Lutheran and Uniting Church communities. In 2005 it was renamed Emmaus College in preparation for adding secondary education in 2006. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Jimboomba became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. South Queensland Academy (SQA), a Japanese international school, opened in Jimboomba in 1992. It closed in 2006. It was located at Lot 4, Johanna Street. It was replaced by the Hills International College. On 29 September 2017, areas in the east of the locality were excised to create the new localities of Glenlogan and Riverbend and to allow for the expansion of the boundaries of Flagstone and South Maclean. Demographics In the , Jimboomba recorded a population of 13,201 people, 49.4% female and 50.6% male.In the , the locality of Jimboomba had a population of 13,201 people. The median age of the Jimboomba population was 34 years, 4 years below the national median of 38. 78.75% of people living in Jimboomba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.2%, England 4.8%, Scotland 0.6%, South Africa 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4%. 91% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Hmong, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% German, 0.2% Japanese. Economy Historic industries are timber-getting and the grazon of sheep and cattle However, Jimboomba now has a growing industrial area that provides services for vehicles, irrigation and home-water supplies, produce supplies, light manufacturing and landscape gardening. Education Jimboomba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mount Lindesay Highway (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 837 students with 60 teachers (54 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Emmaus College is an ecumenical primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 48 East Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,379 students with 86 teachers (83 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff