Knapp Creek, Queensland

Knapp Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people.[1]

Knapp Creek
Queensland
Landscape along Knapp Creek Road, 2016
Knapp Creek is located in Queensland
Knapp Creek
Knapp Creek
Coordinates28.1275°S 152.8066°E / -28.1275; 152.8066 (Knapp Creek (centre of locality))
Population59 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.697/km2 (1.804/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area84.7 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Knapp Creek:
Cannon Creek Kooralbyn Kooralbyn
Cannon Creek
Maroon
Knapp Creek Tamrookum
Maroon Tamrookum Creek
Rathdowney
Innisplain

Geography

The locality is named after Knapps Creek, a tributary of the Logan River.

The locality has the following mountains:

History

Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910.[6]

In 1979, Knapp Creek Environmental Park was gazetted under the Land Act of 1962.

In the 2016 census,Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. 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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Knapp Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Knapp Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Knapps Peak – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 18341)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Prouts Hill – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 27584)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. 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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