Logan by the numbers
At the 2021 Census, Logan had 345,098 residents. Of its dwellings, 85.0 percent were separate houses and 34.6 percent were rented. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats for Logan.
The population is the headline. The other two figures say more about electrical work.
About one home in three is a rental
If you own one of those rented homes, several Queensland rules sit with you rather than the tenant:
- Rental homes have needed interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms since 1 January 2022.
- Landlords must test the smoke alarms within 30 days before a tenancy starts. Tenants test and clean them at least every 12 months.
- Alarms must be less than 10 years old.
- Rental homes need safety switches on power point circuits within 90 days after a tenancy starts.
Sources: Queensland Government, smoke alarm rules, Residential Tenancies Authority and the Electrical Safety Office FAQ.
None of this is special to Logan. The rules apply across Queensland. They just reach more people here, because so many homes are rented. P4 does smoke alarm and switchboard work for landlords and property managers, and the real estate and rentals page explains how that work is booked.
Separate houses, separate switchboards
A city made mostly of separate houses is a city of individual switchboards. Each one has its own circuits, its own roof space and its own history of things added over the years. That is reasonable ground for switchboard upgrades, lighting and power and fault finding, though every house is different and the quote is where the detail gets sorted.
Owner-occupiers have a date of their own. Every Queensland home must have interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms by 1 January 2027 (Queensland Government). Hardwired alarms must be installed by a licensed electrician, and a hardwired alarm must be replaced with a hardwired one.
What P4 doesn't cover
Air-conditioning installation isn't offered, and after-hours work can't be promised.
