Greycliffe, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Greycliffe
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.23°N 150.2961°W
Pop:56
Postcode:4715
Area:112.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:49.1
Dir1:NE
Location1:Banana
Dist2:41.1
Dir2:NW
Location2:Biloela
Dist3:139
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Gladstone
Dist4:599
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Banana
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Goovigen
Near-Ne:Goovigen
Near-E:Jambin
Near-Se:Orange Creek
Near-S:Orange Creek
Near-Sw:Woolein
Near-W:Woolein
Near-Nw:Goovigen

Greycliffe is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Greycliffe had a population of 56 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous in the centre and west of the locality, up to 310m (1,020feet) above sea level. It is part of the Banana Range. This area is within the Overdeen State Forest. The eastern edge of the locality is lower, down to 140m (460feet) above sea level. This eastern land is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.

History

Greycliffe State School opened on 11 November 1935. It closed on 17 December 1993. It was on the corner of Belldeen Greycliffe Road and Prospect Creek Goovigen Road, now over the boundary into Orange Creek.[2]

Demographics

In the, Greycliffe had a population of 22 people.

In the, Greycliffe had a population of 56 people.

Education

There are no schools in Greycliffe. The nearest primary schools are Goovigen State School in neighbouring Goovigen to the north, Jambin State School in neighbouring Jambin to the east, Prospect Creek State School in Prospect to the south-east and Banana State School in Banana to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-east.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 17 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 1967. Parish of Greycliffe. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201105115920/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-greycliffe-1967.jpg. 5 November 2020. 5 November 2020. Queensland Government. Map.