Knapp Creek, Queensland
| Knapp Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Landscape along Knapp Creek Road, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Knapp Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°7′S 152°48′E / 28.117°S 152.800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 59 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4285 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Knapp Creek is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59.[1]
Geography
The locality is named after Knapps Creek, a tributary of the Logan River.
In the west of the locality is Knapps Peak (28°07′42″S 152°44′55″E / 28.1283°S 152.7486°E) at 651 metres (2,136 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
History
Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910.[5]
Demographics
Knapp Creek has a population of 59 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 29 households, in which 41.8% of the population are males and 58.2% of the population are females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,875, $437 above the national average.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Knapp Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Knapp Creek (entry 45155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Knapps Peak – peak in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 18341)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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