Knapp Creek, Queensland

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

Knapp Creek
Queensland
Landscape along Knapp Creek Road, 2016
Knapp Creek
Coordinates28°7′S 152°48′E
Population59 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4285
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Localities 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.

In the west of the locality is Knapps Peak (28.1283°S 152.7486°E / -28.1283; 152.7486 (Knapps Peak)) at 651 metres (2,136 ft) above sea level.[3][4]

History

Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910.[5]

Demographics

Knapp Creek has a population of 59 at the 2016 census. 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 (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "Knapp Creek (entry 45155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. "Knapps Peak - peak in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 18341)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. 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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