Allenview, Queensland

Allenview is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Allenview had a population of 184 people.[3]

Allenview
Scenic Rim Region, Queensland
Brookland Road, 2016
Population184 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.220/km2 (10.93/sq mi)
EstablishedEstablished on 13 September 2013
Postcode(s)4285
Area43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi)
Location50 km (31 mi) south of Brisbane
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Allenview:
Kagaru Kagaru Cedar Grove
Wyaralong Allenview Woodhill
Veresdale
Bromelton Bromelton Gleneagle

Geography

Most of the eastern boundary is marked by the Logan River where irrigated agriculture is the predominate land use. The North Coast railway line also marks a section of the eastern boundary. In the west is the Wyaralong Dam and Teviot Brook which aligns with a small section of the western boundary.

History

Allen's Creek Provisional School opened on 4 October 1927 and closed on 18 September 1929. It was a railway camp school and provided schooling for children of workers building the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor.[4] Allan's Creek (as it is currently spelled) crosses the railway line at the intersection of three present-day localities: Allenview, Bromelton and Gleneagle.[5]

Census Data

Allenview has a population of 184 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 68 households, in which 51.1% of the population are males and 48.9% of the population are females with a median age of 43, 5 above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,724, $286 above the national average.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allenview". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. "Allenview - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45105)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allenview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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