Lower Cressbrook, Queensland
| Lower Cressbrook Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lower Cressbrook | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°04′54″S 152°28′34″E / 27.0816°S 152.4761°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 21 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.34/km2 (3.46/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4313 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Lower Cressbrook is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the north-west of the locality.[3]
History
[edit]Cressbrook Lower State School opened on 11 April 1916 and closed in 1953.[4] It was at 2 Monks Road (corner Cooeeimbardi Road, 27°03′21″S 152°27′12″E / 27.05595°S 152.45333°E) now within the neighbouring locality of Fulham.[5][6][3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 16 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Lower Cressbrook. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Toogoolawah State School and Toogoolawah State High School, both in Toogoolawah to the west.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Cressbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Lower Cressbrook – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cressbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Toogoolawah State School 75th Anniversary, 1905-1980, and the former schools of the Toogoolawah district 1874-1972. Toogoolawah State School. 1980. — also includes Mount Beppo State School, Ivorys Creek Provisional School, Cross Roads Provisional School, Ottaba Provisional School, Murrumba State School, Mount Esk Pocket School, Kipper Provisional School, Lower Cressbrook School, Fulham School, Sandy Gully State School, Cooeeimbardi State School, Scrub Creek State School