Where you work can influence where you choose to live. Looking at nearby employment areas, transport connections and confirmed future investment can help you assess whether a location will suit your household over time.

The home itself is only part of the decision.

Schools, shops, parks and transport can all shape everyday life. Access to employment can also affect how far members of a household need to travel and the routes they use regularly.

For buyers considering a growing area, it is worth looking at existing employment and projects that may create more jobs over time.

What should buyers consider when looking at job access?

You do not need to work next door to your home for a location to provide good access to employment.

Start by looking at the employment areas you can reasonably reach from the location and how you would get there.

Depending on your household, check:

• major employment areas within a reasonable travelling distance
• road and public transport connections
• access to larger employment centres
• confirmed investment that may create new jobs
• how the commute works at the times you normally travel

Consider the needs of everyone in the household. Access to several employment areas may provide more options if jobs or working arrangements change.

Also check the status of future projects. There is a difference between businesses already operating, projects under construction and employment areas planned for longer-term development.

What is happening around Greater Flagstone and Logan?

Greater Flagstone is one of South-East Queensland’s major long-term growth areas.

Economic Development Queensland says the 7,188-hectare Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area is expected to provide about 51,500 dwellings for a population of up to 138,000. The PDA is located between future employment precincts at North Maclean and Bromelton.

A major employment project is already under construction at North Maclean.

Amazon announced in March 2026 that it would invest more than $750 million in Queensland’s first Amazon Robotics fulfilment centre at Charter Hall’s Flagstone Logistics Estate. Construction has commenced on the 150,000-square-metre facility, which is targeted for completion in 2028. Amazon expects it to create more than 1,000 jobs once fully operational, with another 2,000 jobs during construction and fit-out.

Community infrastructure is also being delivered as the area grows. Logan City Council opened the $8 million Flagstone Community Hub in August 2026. The centre includes meeting and multipurpose spaces and provides access to community services and activities.

Planning is continuing for road infrastructure across the growth area. Logan City Council says preliminary design work is progressing for the Goodna Road and New Beith Road upgrade, with completion targeted for late 2026. Funding for Stage 1 construction has not yet been secured.

Together, these projects show how housing, employment, services and infrastructure can develop alongside population growth.

How is Flourish connected to the wider Logan region?

Cedar Woods’ Flourish community is located in South Maclean within Logan’s growth corridor. More than 600 homes are planned as the community continues to grow.

Flourish has been planned around a combination of housing choice, connection to surrounding centres and access to green space and everyday amenity. More than 30 per cent of the site is dedicated to green space, including parklands, walking trails, natural bushland and the Flagstone Creek corridor.

The community is also connected by road to nearby Flagstone, Jimboomba and Greenbank, where residents can access schools, shops, healthcare and other services. Its location provides access to Brisbane and the Gold Coast via the wider South-East Queensland road network.

For buyers, the wider Logan employment and infrastructure pipeline provides useful context when considering how South Maclean may fit their work and lifestyle needs.

What should buyers check before choosing a location?

Employment access is one factor in choosing where to live, and priorities will differ among households.

Check where members of your household work now, how the commute operates in practice and which other employment areas you can reach from the location.

If future employment or infrastructure is important to your decision, check whether the project is funded, approved or under construction and confirm the latest information with the relevant government authority or project proponent.

This helps separate what is available now from what may be delivered as the area develops.

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