Frazerview, Queensland

Frazerview Queensland
Crops at Frazerview, 2015
Frazerview
Coordinates	27°56′15″S152°31′18″E / 27.9375°S 152.5216°E / -27.9375; 152.5216 (Frazerview (centre of locality))
Population	36 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.781/km2 (2.023/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.6 km (8 mi) NW of Boonah 48.4 km (30 mi) SW of Ipswich 51.9 km (32 mi) W of Beaudesert 87.5 km (54 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Frazerview: Moorang Rosevale Silverdale Moorang Frazerview Kalbar Tarome Aratula Fassifern

Frazerview is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Frazerview had a population of 36 people. ^[1]

Geography

Frazerview is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area to the west of Cunningham Highway. Part of the south-eastern boundary of Frazerview is marked by Warrill Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River. Frazer Creek rises in the north-west of the locality and flows south-east where it becomes a tributary of Warwill Creek ( 27°57′35″S152°33′15″E / 27.95972°S 152.55417°E / -27.95972; 152.55417 (Frazer Creek) ). ^{[3] [4]}

The Cunningham Highway passes briefly through the south-east of the locality, entering from the east (Kalbar) and exiting to the south-east (Fassifern). ^[5]

Frazerview has the following mountains:

• Kangaroo Mountain in the east of the locality ( 27°56′27″S152°33′20″E / 27.9409°S 152.5555°E / -27.9409; 152.5555 (Kangaroo Mountain) ) rising to 267 metres (876 ft) above sea level ^{[6] [7]}
• Mount Fraser in the west of the locality ( 27°56′30″S152°29′09″E / 27.9417°S 152.4857°E / -27.9417; 152.4857 (Mount Fraser) ) 597 metres (1,959 ft) ^{[6] [8]}

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some irrigated farms in the south-east of the locality near to Warrill Creek. The western end of the locality around Mount Fraser is undeveloped bushland. ^[9]

History

Mount Fraser was named by botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham on 26 August 1828, after Charles Fraser who was the Colonial Botanist of New South Wales from 1821 to 1831. ^[10] It is presumed that the creek and locality name are derived from the mountain, albeit with a variant spelling. ^[4]

Frazerview State School was opened on 25 November 1915. ^[11] Three days later the school was destroyed by fire. ^[11] It was re-opened one year later and continued to educate children until December 1975 when the school was closed due to low attendance rates with the remaining students transferred to Engelburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School. ^{[11] [12]} It was at 420 Frazerview Road ( 27°57′07″S152°33′25″E / 27.9520°S 152.5569°E / -27.9520; 152.5569 (Frazerview State School (former)) ). ^{[13] [14]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Frazerview had a population of 34 people. ^[15] The locality contained 14 households, in which 56.3% of the population were males and 43.7% of the population were females with a median age of 57, 19 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $900, $538 below the national average. ^[15]

In the 2021 census, Frazerview had a population of 36 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Frazerview. The nearest government primary schools are Aratula State School in neighbouring Aratula to the south and Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east. ^[16]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frazerview (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Frazerview – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45141)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 November 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. "Frazer Creek – watercourse in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 49619)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Kangaroo Mountain – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 17692)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Mount Fraser – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 13162)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "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.
10. "Mount Fraser – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 13162)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
11. "Frazerview State School". Queensland State Archives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
12. "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
13. "Parish of Fassifern sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1974. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
14. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frazerview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
16. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

Further reading

• Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN   978-0-9595324-0-1