Vinegar Hill, Queensland

Vinegar Hill Queensland
Vinegar Hill
Coordinates	27°27′58″S152°15′36″E / 27.4661°S 152.26°E / -27.4661; 152.26 (Vinegar Hill (centre of locality))
Population	57 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.882/km2 (2.285/sq mi)
Area	64.6 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.8 km (5 mi) NNW of Gatton 42.1 km (26 mi) ENE of Toowoomba CBD 63.4 km (39 mi) W of Ipswich CBD 101 km (63 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Vinegar Hill: Buaraba South Buaraba South Buaraba Seventeen Mile Vinegar Hill Spring Creek Ringwood Ringwood Adare

Vinegar Hill is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Vinegar Hill had a population of 57 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality presumably takes its name from the hill Vinegar Hill in the south-west of the locality ( 27°28′36″S152°14′15″E / 27.4766°S 152.2376°E / -27.4766; 152.2376 (Vinegar Hill) ) which rises to 391 metres (1,283 ft) above sea level. ^{[3] [4]}

Most of the locality is within the Lockyer National Park which extends into neighbouring Seventeen Mile and Ringwood. There are two sections of the locality in the south and south-east not within the national park; the land use within these is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Vinegar Hill had a population of 57 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Vinegar Hill had a population of 57 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Vinegar Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Lake Claredon State School in Lake Claredon to the south-east, Gatton State School in Gatton to the south, and Helidon State School in Helidon to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School, also in Gatton. ^[7]

Vinegar Hill virus

The locality gives its name to the Vinegar Hill orthonairovirus, which is a tick-bourne. In 1981, the virus was isolated on the Australian mainland from a pool of five female Argasidae robertsi ticks collected from a rookery of the cattle egret ( Bulbulcus ibis ) in the Gatton area in December 1981. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vinegar Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Vinegar Hill – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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. "Vinegar Hill – mountain in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 36066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Vinegar Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
8. Gauci, P. J., McAllister, J., Mitchell, I. R., Cybinski, D., St George, T., Gubala, A. J. (2017). "Genomic Characterisation of Vinegar Hill Virus, An Australian Nairovirus Isolated in 1983 from Argas Robertsi Ticks Collected from Cattle Egrets". Viruses. 9 (12). MDPI AG: 373–2. doi: 10.3390/v9120373 . ISSN   1999-4915. PMC   5744148 .