Lower Cressbrook, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Lower Cressbrook
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.0816°N 152.4761°W
Pop:21
Postcode:4313
Area:15.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.8
Dir1:E
Location1:Toogoolawah
Dist2:26.7
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Esk
Dist3:103
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Somerset Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Fulham
Near-Ne:Fulham
Near-E:Cooeeimbardi
Near-Se:Cooeeimbardi
Near-S:Cooeeimbardi
Near-Sw:Lake Wivenhoe
Near-W:Cressbrook
Near-Nw:Fulham

Lower Cressbrook is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.

Geography

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the north-west of the locality.

History

Cressbrook Lower State School opened on 11 April 1916 and closed in 1953. It was at 2 Monks Road (corner Cooeeimbardi Road,) now within the neighbouring locality of Fulham.[2] [3]

Demographics

In the, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 16 people.

In the, Lower Cressbrook had a population of 21 people.

Education

There are no schools in Lower Cressbrook. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Toogoolawah State School and Toogoolawah State High School, both in Toogoolawah to the west.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1939 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77 . 6 August 2023 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 1944 . Cressbrook . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630064602/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cressbrook-1944.jpg . 30 June 2020 . 22 September 2020 . . Map.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 13 July 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.