The Falls, Queensland

The Falls
Queensland
The Falls; Queensland
	The Falls
Coordinates	28.3172°S 152.3947°E
Population	70 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1.26/km2 (3.27/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4373
Area	55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	12.2 km (8 mi) E of Killarney ; 45.8 km (28 mi) SE of Warwick ; 59.6 km (37 mi) SW of Boonah ; 147 km (91 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around The Falls:

The Falls is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census The Falls had a population of 70 people.[1]

History

The location presumably takes its name from the Queen Mary Falls on Spring Creek within the locality.[4]

Ferndale Provisional School opened on 9 November 1948. In 1953 it became The Falls State School in 1953. The school closed on 26 August 1974.[5] The school was located at 902 Spring Creek Road (28.3315°S 152.3885°E / -28.3315; 152.3885 (The Falls State School (former))).[6][3]

In the 2016 census The Falls had a population of 70 people.[1]

There are a number of attractions in the locality:

Queen Mary Falls Lookout in the Main Range National Park, opposite 676 Spring Creek Road (28.3396°S 152.3733°E / -28.3396; 152.3733 (Queen Mary Falls Lookout))[7][8]
Carrs Lookout, 1503 Spring Creek Road (28.2931°S 152.4160°E / -28.2931; 152.4160 (Carrs Lookout))[7][9]
Moss Gardens, Spring Creek Road about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) after Carrs Lookout (28.2940°S 152.4433°E / -28.2940; 152.4433 (Moss Gardens Lookout))[7][10]

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "The Falls (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"The Falls – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 50082)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
"Queen Mary Falls – waterfall in the Southern Downs Region (entry 27792)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
"Parish of Killarney map, sheet 2". Queensland Government. 1974. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
"Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Queen Mary Falls". Southern Downs & Granite Belt. Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
"Carr's Lookout". Southern Downs & Granite Belt. Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
"The Falls Drive". Southern Downs & Granite Belt. Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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