Fifteen Mile, Queensland

Fifteen Mile Queensland
Fifteen Mile
Coordinates	27°24′47″S152°03′00″E / 27.4130°S 152.05°E / -27.4130; 152.05 (Fifteen Mile (centre of locality))
Population	37 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2.18/km2 (5.64/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Elevation	286–615 m (938–2,018 ft)
Area	17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	28.8 km (18 mi) NE of Toowoomba 44.3 km (28 mi) NW of Gatton 134 km (83 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Fifteen Mile: Geham Mount Luke Hampton Geham Fifteen Mile White Mountain Cabarlah Murphys Creek Murphys Creek

Fifteen Mile is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 37 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality presumably takes its name from the Fifteen Mile Creek which enters the locality from the west (Geham) and exits to the east (White Mountain). ^{[3] [4]}

The terrain is hilly, varying from 286 metres (938 ft) above sea level where the creek exits the locality to the east through to 615 metres (2,018 ft) in the west of the locality. ^[4] The land use in the lower elevations in the east is grazing on native vegetation, while the higher elevations in the west of the locality are mostly undeveloped bushland with a number of rural residential properties on the highest areas in the west. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 33 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 37 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fifteen Mile. The nearest government primary schools are Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the north-west and Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south-west. ^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fifteen Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Fifteen Mile – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 47107)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
3. "Fifteen Mile Creek – watercourse in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 12360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fifteen Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

External links

• "District News". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXX, no. 5, 971. Queensland, Australia. 8 September 1886. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia. — Description of Fifteen Mile district in 1886