Frenches Creek, Queensland
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 Looking across Frenches Creek towards Mount French, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 28°01′22″S 152°38′03″E / 28.0227°S 152.6341°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 91 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.38/km2 (24.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4310 | ||||||||||||
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Frenches Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Frenches Creek had a population of 91 people.[2]
Geography
Teviot Brook enter the locality from the south (Bunjurgen) where it forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality and then exits towards the east (Dugundan). The watercourse Frenches Creek (from which the creek's name likely derives) rises in the north-west of the locality on the slopes of Mount French and becomes a tributary to Teviot Brook.[4]
Mount Alford Road enters the locality from the east (Dugundan) and exits to the south (Bunjurgen).[5]
There is some irrigated cropping near Teviot Brook with most of the locality being used for grazing on native vegetation. The higher slopes of Mount French in the north-west of the locality are undeveloped.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Frenches Creek had a population of 85 people. The locality contains 36 households, in which 43.3% of the population are males and 56.7% of the population are females with a median age of 53, 15 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,125, $313 below the national average.[6]
In the 2021 census, Frenches Creek had a population of 91 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Frenches Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Boonah State School in Boonah to the north-west and Mount Alford State School in Mount Alford to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-west.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frenches Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frenches Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Frenches Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 50203)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Frenches Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frenches Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.