Caffey, Queensland

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Caffey
Queensland
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Caffey
Coordinates 27°41′49″S152°12′45″E / 27.6969°S 152.2124°E / -27.6969; 152.2124 (Caffey (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°41′49″S152°12′45″E / 27.6969°S 152.2124°E / -27.6969; 152.2124 (Caffey (centre of locality))
Population65 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density5.56/km2 (14.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4343
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Caffey:
Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill
Mount Whitestone Caffey Ingoldsby
Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia

Caffey is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Caffey had a population of 65 people. [1]

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History

The name Caffey is believed to have been the name of a pioneer selector in the area. [2]

In August 1927, a public meeting was held with the objective of obtaining a school for the district. [3] In July 1926 the Queensland Government agreed to establish a school. [4] The cost was £759. [5] Caffey State School opened on 26 July 1927. It closed on 12 February 1971. [6]

In the 2016 census Caffey had a population of 65 people. [1]

Geography

Tenthill Creek forms part of the south-eastern boundary before flowing through to form part of the northern boundary. Wonga Creek forms the north-eastern boundary on its way to join the Tenthill. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caffey (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Caffey – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Advertising". Queensland Times . LXVI (12, 197). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1925. p. 15 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "GATTON AND DISTRICT". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . LXV (169). Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "A NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier (21, 426). Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ Google (15 September 2021). "Caffey, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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