[2] Gaining significant area in 2008 from the amalgamation of parts of the Albert and Beaudesert Shires, the City of Logan extends north to Priestdale, south to Mundoolun near the Albert River, east to Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons.

Other populous suburbs include Beenleigh, Rochedale South, Meadowbrook, Springwood, Woodridge, Eagleby and the rural towns of Jimboomba and Logan Village.

[6] On 2 May 2019, Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe sacked the Logan City Council after eight of its Councillors and suspended mayor were charged with one count of fraud.

[1] Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is an Australian Aboriginal languages of South East Queensland.

He noted the river was well suited to large-vessel traffic and was a first-class avenue to access the high-quality arable land along its banks.

[10] The Logan River served as a rafting ground for logs and the new railways spurred local demand.

The declaration of the Logan and Eight Mile Plains Agricultural Reserves in 1862 led to extensive settlement of the area.

Many farmers in the area abandoned sugar after a severe frost in 1885 and a catastrophic flood in 1887 which saw crops destroyed and covered with metres of silt.

[14] In August 2011, the Logan suburb of Slacks Creek was the location for Queensland's worst house fire.

Logan then was declared a city on 1 January 1981[14] and the administration building on Wembley Road was opened in February 1981.

The city was named after Captain Patrick Logan, one of the founders of the Moreton Bay convict settlement.

This came about through annexing a large section of the now-dissolved Shire of Beaudesert as well as the Beenleigh-Eagleby suburban area to its southeast, which had been part of the Gold Coast.

Economic factors, the lack of geographic barriers and the presence of transport corridors were also considered to be favourable to the annexation.

Consideration was given to a merger with Redland to its east, but geographical barriers and the lack of a community of interest between them militated against this.

[19] In the 2016 census, Logan City had a population of 303,386 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male with 3.2% being Indigenous Australian.

77.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Samoan (1.4%), Mandarin (1.0%), Arabic and Hindi (0.7% each), and Spanish (0.5%).

[21] In the 2021 census, the Logan City had a population of 345,098 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male with 4.2% being Indigenous Australian.

75.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Samoan (1.3%), Punjabi (1.2%), Mandarin (1.1%), Arabic (0.8%) and Hindi (0.7%).

The council administers local infrastructure including 6 public pools, more than 900 parks, 7 cemeteries and a waste treatment plant at Browns Plains that provides gas-powered cogeneration power to about 2,000 homes.

[31] Logan Village State School caters for students from Prep to Year six and opened in March 1872.

[30] Logan City Special School caters for students from Early Childhood to Year twelve.

[37] There are extensive industrial and commercial areas, mostly in the north and east of Woodridge, and west of Springwood and Daisy Hill, clustered in the triangle formed by Logan Road/Pacific Highway and Kingston Road, and extending west along Compton Road.

Tourism is emerging as a significant contributor to the local economy with an increasing portfolio of cultural and sporting events.

Logan City is serviced by Queensland Rail's Beenleigh and Gold Coast railway lines.

Integrated ticketing was introduced in South East Queensland in 2004 through Translink which has improved access to public transport.

Logan City Council is transforming the historic Kingston Butter Factory into a cultural landmark that facilitates entertainment and arts programs year-round.

The outdoor stage is launching at the end of March 2022,[41] with the Butterbox Theatre and Living Arts Museum set to open mid-year 2022.

Every Saturday at a free 5 km timed run takes place at four different locations in Logan City.

[46] A community arts centre is located at the former Kingston Butter Factory, now a locally listed heritage site.

[47] Until 2008, Logan had a stable boundary with neighbouring local government areas such as Beaudesert, Albert (later merged into Gold Coast) and Brisbane.