Knapp Creek, Queensland

Knapp Creek Queensland
Landscape along Knapp Creek Road, 2016
Knapp Creek
Coordinates	28°07′39″S152°48′24″E / 28.1275°S 152.8066°E / -28.1275; 152.8066 (Knapp Creek (centre of locality))
Population	59 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.697/km2 (1.804/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4285
Area	84.7 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Knapp Creek: Cannon Creek Kooralbyn Kooralbyn Cannon Creek Maroon Knapp Creek Tamrookum Maroon Tamrookum Creek Rathdowney Innisplain

Knapp Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality is named after Knapps Creek, a tributary of the Logan River.

The locality has the following mountains:

• Knapps Peak (Miggun, Mount Hughes), in the south-west of the locality ( 28°07′42″S152°44′55″E / 28.1284°S 152.7485°E / -28.1284; 152.7485 (Knapps Peak (Miggun, Mount Hughes)) ) 651 metres (2,136 ft) ^{[3] [4]}
• Prouts Hill, in the south-east of the locality ( 28°08′59″S152°50′28″E / 28.1497°S 152.8411°E / -28.1497; 152.8411 (Prouts Hill) ) 459 metres (1,506 ft) ^{[3] [5]}

History

Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910. ^[6]

In 1979, Knapp Creek Environmental Park was gazetted under the Land Act of 1962.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. The locality contains 29 households, in which 41.8% of the population are males and 58.2% of the population are females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,875, $437 above the national average. ^[7]

In the 2021 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. ^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Knapp Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Knapp Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "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.
4. "Knapps Peak – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 18341)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Prouts Hill – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 27584)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Knapp Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.