Lower Cressbrook, Queensland

Lower Cressbrook Queensland
Lower Cressbrook
Coordinates	27.0816°S 152.4761°E / -27.0816; 152.4761 (Lower Cressbrook (centre of locality))
Population	21 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.34/km^2 (3.46/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4313
Area	15.7 km^2 (6.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.8 km (9 mi) E of Toogoolawah 26.7 km (17 mi) NNE of Esk 103 km (64 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Lower Cressbrook: Fulham Fulham Fulham Cressbrook Lower Cressbrook Cooeeimbardi Lake Wivenhoe Cooeeimbardi Cooeeimbardi

Lower Cressbrook is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.^[1]

Geography

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the north-west of the locality.^[3]

History

Cressbrook Lower State School opened on 11 April 1916 and closed in 1953.^[4] It was at 2 Monks Road (corner Cooeeimbardi Road, 27.05595°S 152.45333°E / -27.05595; 152.45333 (Cressbrook Lower State School (former))) now within the neighbouring locality of Fulham.^[5][6][3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 16 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Lower Cressbrook. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Toogoolawah State School and Toogoolawah State High School, both in Toogoolawah to the west.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Cressbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Lower Cressbrook – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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 Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
6. "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cressbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

Further reading

• 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