Shailer Park at a glance
Hills, with bush to the north
The suburb sits on hilly terrain between the Pacific Motorway and the forest and bushland to its north, 29.1 km south-south-east of the Brisbane CBD.
Built from the 1970s
Kimberley Park, in the north-east, was developed in 1973. Shailer Park was named a district in 1971, a locality in 1979 and a suburb in 1991.
Houses, mostly owned
In 2021, 89.8% of homes were separate houses and 51.6% were owned with a mortgage. Only 19.4% were rented, so most households make the call themselves.
Logan's list of hazards
Logan City Council names bushfires, floods, heatwaves, landslides and severe weather as Logan's common hazards, and warns that heatwaves can affect the power supply.
Night-time noise limit
Council says air conditioning can't run between 10pm and 7am if it's more than 3 dB(A) above the background level. On a hillside, think about which neighbours' windows look down on the unit.
Jobs that fit Shailer Park homes
Replacing an older system. In a house from the 1970s or 80s, have the switchboard and circuit checked before a bigger unit is quoted. New circuits are a job for a licensed electrician.
A split on a sloping block. The ACT Government's guide says to ask where the outdoor unit will go, thinking about access for maintenance, noise for the neighbours and fresh air reaching it. On a steep yard that can mean a wall bracket or a longer pipe run, and either should be on the quote. Our split system page covers the rest.
Ducted in a family home. Ducted reverse cycle suits a house where most rooms are in use. Ask for zones so you're not cooling empty rooms.
What we'd do
Where we'd start in Shailer Park
We'd find out how old the current system is and get the electrics looked at before choosing anything bigger. Then we'd put the outdoor unit on the flattest, most sheltered spot that still keeps its noise away from the neighbours' bedrooms. Send us the job. Where we have licence-checked installers who specialise in it, they see it, and only the one who takes it gets your contact details. If no one's close to Shailer Park, we'll tell you.
