Placid Hills, Queensland

Placid Hills is a rural/residential locality on the outskirts of the town of Gatton in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Placid Hills had a population of 832 people.[1]

Placid Hills
Queensland
Placid Hills is located in Queensland
Placid Hills
Placid Hills
Coordinates27.5613°S 152.2347°E / -27.5613; 152.2347
Population832 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density97.9/km2 (253.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Placid Hills:
Gatton Gatton Gatton
Grantham Placid Hills Gatton
Grantham Grantham Lower Tenthill

History

The locality was named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources on 18 February 2000.[2]

Geography

Lockyer Creek forms much of the southern and eastern boundaries.[3]

Road infrastructure

The Gatton Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes to the south.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Placid Hills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Placid Hills – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44983)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. Google (15 September 2021). "Placid Hills, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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