Lower Cressbrook is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 16 people.[1]
| 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 | 16 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.02/km2 (2.64/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4313 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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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]
In the 2016 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 16 people.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cressbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "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.
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
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