Lower Tenthill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°36′14″S 152°14′19″E / 27.6038°S 152.2386°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 236 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.04/km2 (23.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.1 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Tent Hill Lower State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 90 Lower Tenthill Road ( 27°35′31″S 152°14′11″E / 27.59202°S 152.23628°E). [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]
Lower Tenthill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°36′14″S 152°14′19″E / 27.6038°S 152.2386°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 236 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.04/km2 (23.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.1 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Tent Hill Lower State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 90 Lower Tenthill Road ( 27°35′31″S 152°14′11″E / 27.59202°S 152.23628°E). [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]