Carters Ridge, Queensland

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Carters Ridge
Queensland
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Carters Ridge
Coordinates 26°27′09″S152°46′17″E / 26.4525°S 152.7713°E / -26.4525; 152.7713 (Carters Ridge (centre of locality))
Population497 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density33.58/km2 (87.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4563
Area14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Carters Ridge:
Bollier Tuchekoi Ridgewood
Bollier Carters Ridge Ridgewood
Bollier Belli Park Belli Park

Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The Mary River forms the western boundary. [3]

The land use is an equal mixture of rural residential and grazing on a mixture of native vegetation and irrigated pastures. [4]

History

Carter's Ridge Provisional School opened in May 1925. In 1930, it became Carter's Ridge State School. It closed in 1967. [5] It was at 894 Kenilworth Skyring Creek Road ( 26°26′55″S152°45′57″E / 26.4485°S 152.7657°E / -26.4485; 152.7657 (Carters Ridge State School (former)) ). [6] [7] [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Carters Ridge. The nearest government primary schools are Federal State School in Federal to the north and Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the north-east. [4] The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the west and Noosa District State High School, which has its Years 7 & 8 campus in Pomona and its Years 9 to 12 campus in Cooroy. [4]

Amenities

Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road ( 26°27′01″S152°45′55″E / 26.4503°S 152.7654°E / -26.4503; 152.7654 (Mary Fereday Park) ). [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carters Ridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Carters Ridge – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Google (20 August 2021). "Carters Ridge, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  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
  6. "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carters Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.