Placid Hills, Queensland

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Placid Hills
Queensland
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Placid Hills
Coordinates 27°33′41″S152°14′05″E / 27.5613°S 152.2347°E / -27.5613; 152.2347 (Placid Hills (centre of locality))
Population796 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density106.1/km2 (274.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4343
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Placid Hills:
Grantham Gatton Gatton
Grantham Placid Hills Gatton
Grantham Lower Tenthill Gatton

Placid Hills is a mixed-use locality on the western outskirts of the town of Gatton in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Placid Hills had a population of 796 people. [1]

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Geography

Lockyer Creek forms much of the eastern and eastern boundaries. [3] [4]

The Gatton Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes to the south of the locality (Lower Tenthill), then becomes part of the south-western boundary of the locality, and exits to the west (Grantham). [4]

The Western railway line forms the northern and north-western boundaries of the locality, entering from the north-east (Gatton) and exiting to the west (Grantham). No railway stations serve the locality. [4]

The land use is mostly rural residential in the north of the locality with the south of the locality being used for grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. [4]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources on 18 February 2000. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Placid Hills had a population of 832 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Placid Hills had a population of 796 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Placid Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Grantham State School in neighbouring Grantham to the west and Tenthill Lower State School in neighbouring Lower Tenthill to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in neighbouring Gatton to the east. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Placid Hills (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Placid Hills – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44983)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Google (15 September 2021). "Placid Hills, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Placid Hills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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