Mount Gipps, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Gipps
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.3222°N 153.0097°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4285
Area:15.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:42.8
Dir1:S
Location1:Beaudesert
Dist2:112
Dir2:S
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Chinghee Creek
Near-Ne:Lamington
Near-E:Southern Lamington
Near-Se:Southern Lamington
Near-S:Cougall (NSW)
Near-Sw:Cougall (NSW)
Near-W:Running Creek
Near-Nw:Chinghee Creek

Mount Gipps is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".

The locality borders New South Wales and is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence.[2]

Geography

Mount Gipps has high slopes to the south belonging to the McPherson Range and also in the north-east with a valley through the north-west and from west to east. The mountain Mount Gipps, from which the locality takes its name, is on the southern border of the locality with New South Wales (-28.3419°N 152.9903°W); it rises to above sea level.[3]

Running Creek, a tributary of the Logan River, flows from east to west through the locality. Mount Gipps Road enters from Chinghee Creek in the north-west and follows through the valley. Although entirely freehold land, only the lower valley areas have been cleared and are used for grazing. The slopes have an extensive tree cover.

History

In 1900, much of the land in the upper reaches of Running Creek was part of the rural property Telemon Crossing owned by A. Drynan.[4]

There was a sawmill in Mount Gipps from at least 1920.[5] It was located in the valley.[6]

Mount Gipps State School was opened on 21 July 1920.[7] [8] It closed on 30 June 1954.[9] It was at 220 Mount Gipps Road .[10]

Demographics

In the, Mount Gipps had a population of 7 people. The locality contains 8 households, in which 30.0% of the population are males and 70.0% of the population are females with a median age of 52, 14 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $0, $1,438 below the national average.

In the, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Mount Gibbs. The nearest government primary school is Hillview State School in Hillview to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert further north.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. 28 January 2015. 21 August 2015. Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233249/http://ddmrb.org.au/About%20DDMRB.htm. 26 February 2015.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. News: From Lara to Cannon and Knapp's Creek. . . 25 June 1900 . 26 August 2015 . 18 . National Library of Australia . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221229/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101452511 . live .
  5. News: Meeting at Mount Gipps. . . Brisbane . 25 November 1920 . 26 August 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221248/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71048161 . live .
  6. News: AT BEAUDESERT. . . 27 June 1922 . 26 August 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221228/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20555829 . live .
  7. News: Public Works. . . Brisbane . 10 October 1919 . 26 August 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221249/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174818234 . live .
  8. News: THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BRIEF. . . Brisbane . 4 June 1920 . 26 August 2015 . 23 . National Library of Australia . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221230/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186523917 . live .
  9. 26 August 2015.
  10. Web site: 1946. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m4. live. 13 January 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113221235/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m4-admin-bdy-1946.jpg.