| Fassifern Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pastures at Fassifern. | |||||||||||||||
  Fassifern | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°57′22″S152°35′17″E / 27.9561°S 152.5880°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 18 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4309 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Fassifern is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Fassifern had a population of 18 people. [1]
Reynolds Creek forms the eastern boundary, while Warrill Creek forms most of the western. Washpool Gully flows through from south-west to north-west, where it joins Warrill Creek. [3]
The Cunningham Highway runs through from north-west to south-west, and Boonah-Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs east from the highway, forming most of the southern boundary. [4]
The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. [4]
The name Fassifern comes from a pastoral run name, used in 1846 by pastoralists John Cameron and Macquarie McDonald, possibly named for a place in Scotland called Fassifern. [2]
Fassifern Provisional School opened circa 1879 and closed circa 1887. [5]
In the 2016 census, Fassifern had a population of 21 people. The locality contained 12 households, in which 68.4% of the population were males and 31.6% of the population were females with a median age of 50, 12 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $575, $863 below the national average. [6]
In the 2021 census, Fassifern had a population of 18 people. [1]
There are no schools in Fassifern. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the north-east and Aratula State School in neighbouring Aratula to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east. [4]
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