Bethania, Queensland
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Bethania is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, the Local Government Area is Logan City from March 15, 2008. It is situated on the main southern suburban railway and lies south of the Logan River. It occasionally suffers floods.

A separate branch railway runs to Beaudesert
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England...

 but has been out of commission since August 2004.

Bethania was founded by Germans during the 19th century and is home to many different nationalities.

The Facebook page "Bethania - Tourist Hot Spot" has been created to, which its mission statement describes "promote the cultural diversity that is B-town".

Transport

Bethania railway station
Bethania railway station, Brisbane
Bethania Station is a railway station on the Beenleigh Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in a transition precinct between Zone 6 and Zone 7 of the TransLink integrated public transport system...

 provides access to regular Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...

 services to Brisbane and Beenleigh
Beenleigh, Queensland
Beenleigh is a suburb in the Logan City area of Queensland, Australia. Beenleigh and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Logan and Albert rivers...

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