Wivenhoe Hill, Queensland

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Wivenhoe Hill
Queensland
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Wivenhoe Hill
Coordinates 27°21′55″S152°34′04″E / 27.3652°S 152.5677°E / -27.3652; 152.5677
Population9 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.54/km2 (1.40/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4311
Area16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Wivenhoe Hill:
Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe
Coominya Wivenhoe Hill Lake Wivenhoe
Coominya Coominya Patrick Estate

Wivenhoe Hill is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Hill had a population of 9 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is beside Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment created by the Wivenhoe Dam over the Brisbane River. As the name suggests, the locality is hilly with three named peaks: Wivenhoe Hill 188 metres (617 ft), Pine Hill 216 metres (709 ft) and Wash Pool Knoll 84 metres (276 ft). [3] For comparison the shoreline of the lake is 60 to 70 metres (200 to 230 ft) above sea level depending on water levels in the dam. Although the locality is very close to the lake, the shoreline of the lake and the lake itself are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. [3]

The Brisbane Valley Highway passes from the very south-east of the locality to the south-west (Coominya). There are only a few roads in the locality; Logan Inlet Road provides access down to the lake shores for camping and recreational use. [3]

The principal land use in the locality is cattle grazing. [3]

His tory

The locality takes its name from the hill ( 27°22′27″S152°34′41″E / 27.3742°S 152.5780556°E / -27.3742; 152.5780556 (Wivenhoe Hill (Queensland)) ) which in turn was named after a pastoral station operated by Edmund Blucher Uhr circa 1844, [4] which in turn was named after Wivenhoe, a village in Essex, England. [5] The hill is also called Bigges Hill after pastoralist and politician Francis Edward Bigge who operated the Mount Brisbane pastoral run in the district. [5]

The Wivenhoe pastoral station was historically beside the Brisbane River, but after the construction of Wivenhoe Dam across the river (opened 1984), the locality is now adjacent to Lake Wivenhoe. [3]

Attractions

The Logan Inlet day-use area offers swimming, boating, fishing and picnic facilities. There are two campsites: Captain Logan camp ground and Lumley Hill camp ground. [6]

Education

There are no school in Wivenhoe Hill. There are primary schools in neighbouring Coominya and Patrick Estate. The nearest secondary school is in Lowood 19 kilometres (12 mi) away. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wivenhoe Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Wivenhoe Hill – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44932)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "DEATH OF THE LATE SERGEANTAT-ARMS". Warwick Argus And Tenterfield Chronicle . Vol. X, no. 36. Queensland, Australia. 23 July 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 "Wivenhoe Hill – Hill in Somerset Region (entry 37790)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. "Visit Lake Wivenhoe" (PDF). Seqwater. December 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.