Kobble Creek

Kobble Creek Queensland
Looking across Kobble Creek towards Mount Samson
Kobble Creek
Coordinates	27°16′00″S152°48′03″E / 27.2666°S 152.8008°E / -27.2666; 152.8008 (Kobble Creek (centre of locality))
Population	654 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	12.601/km2 (32.64/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4520
Area	51.9 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	26.5 km (16 mi) WNW of Strathpine 40.6 km (25 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)	Pine Rivers
Federal division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Kobble Creek: Laceys Creek Armstrong Creek Samsonvale Laceys Creek Kobble Creek Samsonvale Dundas Mount Glorious Samsonvale

Kobble Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people. ^[1]

Geography

Kobble Creek is situated along Mount Samson Road to the south of Dayboro, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Brisbane central business district.^{[ citation needed ]}

The south-eastern boundary of the locality is the Mount Samson Range ( 27°17′07″S152°48′45″E / 27.2853°S 152.8126°E / -27.2853; 152.8126 (Mount Samson Range) ). ^[3] The range includes Mount Kobble ( 27°16′34″S152°49′33″E / 27.2761°S 152.8258°E / -27.2761; 152.8258 (Mount Kobble) ) at a height of 384 metres (1,260 ft). The name Kobble is derived from the Waka language, Garumngar dialect, word kabul meaning carpet snake . ^[4]

The western part of the locality is mountainous and within the D'Aguilar National Park which extends further west into a number of other localities. ^[5]

The land use in the eastern part of the locality is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing on native vegetation and some crop growing. ^[5]

History

Trying to cross Kobble Creek, 1925

The locality is named after the creek Kobble Creek that forms part of the catchment area of Lake Samsonvale, ^[6] which supplies drinking water to north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region. ^[7]

Kobble Creek was, in years gone by, predominantly a dairy farming community with some banana and pineapple farming on surrounding hillsides. As a farming community, Kobble Creek supported a butter factory, primary school, and railway station, the latter two located near the site of the current Samsonvale Rural Fire Brigade. Following the forced resumption of much of the best farming land in the district to build the North Pine Dam and flood Lake Samsonvale, today the district is predominantly a rural-dormitory zone with very limited farming undertaken.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kobble Creek State School, 1914

Kobble Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909, it became Kobble Creek State School. It is sometimes written as Cobble Creek State School. It closed in 1954. ^[8] It was at 14 Greensill Lane ( 27°15′05″S152°50′32″E / 27.25135°S 152.84234°E / -27.25135; 152.84234 (Kobble Creek State School (former)) ). ^{[9] [10]}

In 1919, the Dayboro railway line reached Kobble Creek with the Kobble railway station opening on 3 November 1919; the line reached its terminus at Dayboro railway station on 25 September 1920. ^[11]

Kobble Creek was officially named and bounded as a locality in June 2009, ^[2] but was formerly part of the Samsonvale district.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population of Kobble Creek was 499, 48.7% female and 51.3% male. ^[12] The median age of the Kobble Creek population was 39 years of age, two years above the Australian average. 77.8% of people living in Kobble Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 0.8%, Canada 0.6%, Cyprus 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, and 0.6% American Languages. ^[12]

In the 2016 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 632 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kobble Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the north and Mount Samson State School in Mount Samson to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the east. ^[14]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kobble Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Kobble Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45444)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
3. "Mount Samson Range – range in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 23146)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
4. "Mount Kobble – mountain in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 18371)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
6. "Kobble Creek – watercourse in the Moreton Bay Rebion (entry 18368)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 September 2024.
7. "North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)". Seqwater. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Parish of Samsonvale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
10. "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Watercourses; Land parcels". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
11. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 93, 224. ISBN   978-0-86439-102-5.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kobble Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kobble Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
14. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

External links

• "Kobble Creek (Qld.)". Our Story. Moreton Bay Region Libraries.