Lower Tenthill, Queensland

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Lower Tenthill
Queensland
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Lower Tenthill
Coordinates 27°36′14″S152°14′19″E / 27.6038°S 152.2386°E / -27.6038; 152.2386 (Lower Tenthill (centre of locality))
Population236 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density9.04/km2 (23.42/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4343
Area26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Lower Tenthill:
Grantham Placid Hills Gatton
Winwill Lower Tenthill Woodlands
Ma Ma Creek Upper Tenthill Ropeley

Lower Tenthill is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people. [1]

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Geography

Agriculture has developed along Tenthill Creek which also forms part of both the south-western and north-eastern boundary of Lower Tenthill. Lower Tenthill Weir on Tenthill Creek, has a storage capacity of 70 ML and is used for the purpose of recharging groundwater supplies. [3] The northern boundary follows Lockyer Creek. Two other creeks cross the area - Ma Ma Creek and Deep Creek. The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin. [4]

The Gatton-Helidon Road runs just inside part of the northern boundary. The Gatton–Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes through from north to west. [5]

History

The name Tenthill comes from the name of a pastoral property established by 1845 by Phillip Friell. [6]

Tent Hill State School opened in 1873. [7] It was renamed Tent Hill Lower State School in 1876. However it was unofficially known as Lower Tent Hill State School. [8]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Lower Tenthill recorded a population of 333. [9]

In the 2016 census, Lower Tenthill had a population of 252 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people. [1]

Education

Older school building, circa 2022 Older school building, Tent Hill Lower State School, circa 2022 01.jpg
Older school building, circa 2022
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Newer school building, circa 2022

Tent Hill Lower State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 90 Lower Tenthill Road ( 27°35′31″S152°14′11″E / 27.59202°S 152.23628°E / -27.59202; 152.23628 (Tent Hill Lower State School) ). [11] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 5 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [14]

There are no secondary schools in Lower Tenthill. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in neighbouring Gatton to the north-east. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Tenthill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Lower Tenthill – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44975)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Strategic Asset Management Plan" (PDF). Seqwater. 18 May 2009. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Google (3 March 2022). "Lower Tenthill" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tenthill – unbounded locality in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 33720)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Tent Hill Lower State School". Department of Education, Training and Employment. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  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. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Tenthill (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Tenthill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tent Hill Lower State School". Tent Hill Lower State School. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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