Frenches Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Frenches Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.0227°N 152.6341°W
Pop:91
Postcode:4310
Area:9.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Mount French
Near-Ne:Mount French
Near-E:Dugandan
Near-Se:Dugandan
Near-S:Bunjurgen
Near-Sw:Bunjurgen
Near-W:Bunjurgen
Near-Nw:Mount French

Frenches Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Frenches Creek had a population of 91 people.

Geography

Teviot Brook enter the locality from the south (Bunjurgen) where it forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality and then exits towards the east (Dugundan). The watercourse Frenches Creek (from which the localiity presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality on the slopes of Mount French and becomes a tributary to Teviot Brook.

Mount Alford Road enters the locality from the east (Dugundan) and exits to the south (Bunjurgen).

There is some irrigated cropping near Teviot Brook with most of the locality being used for grazing on native vegetation. The higher slopes of Mount French in the north-west of the locality are undeveloped.

Demographics

In the, Frenches Creek had a population of 85 people. The locality contains 36 households, in which 43.3% of the population are males and 56.7% of the population are females with a median age of 53, 15 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,125, $313 below the national average.

In the, Frenches Creek had a population of 91 people.

Education

There are no schools in Frenches Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Boonah State School in Boonah to the north-west and Mount Alford State School in Mount Alford to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-west.

Notes and References

  1. 20 July 2021.