Closeburn, Queensland
Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Side box Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Closeburn is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Closeburn had a population of 562 people.[1]
Geography
Closeburn is part of the wider Samford valley. It is roughly Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of Brisbane.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Closeburn is a blend of acreage properties and small farms. Access to Closeburn from Brisbane is along Samford Road and Mount Samson Road.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The watercourse Cedar Creek enters the locality from the west (the locality of Cedar Creek) and exits to the south-east and east (Yugar / Draper / Clear Mountain).[3]
History
Originally known as Cedar Creek for the creek that runs through it, the locality takes its present name from the Closeburn railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 February 1901, reportedly after the town of Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[2][4]
Closeburn State School (sometimes written as Close Burn State School) opened on 29 January 1920 and closed in 1967.[5] It was at 353 Cedar Creek Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[6][3]
The Cedar Creek Public Hall opened in 1925.[4]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Closeburn recorded a population of 507 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male.[7] The median age of the Closeburn population was 37 years, the same as the national median.[7] 80.7% of people living in Closeburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1.2%, Finland 1%, Croatia 1%.[7] 95.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Afrikaans, 0.8% Finnish, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian.[7]
In the Template:CensusAU, Closeburn had a population of 594 people.[8]
In the Template:CensusAU, Closeburn had a population of 562 people.[1]
Facilities
Closeburn contains:
- Cedar Creek Public Hall at 2 Andrew Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) containing the Closeburn Honour Roll for World War II[9][4]
- a Telstra exchange; as such households in the area are able to obtain ADSL or ADSL2+ access,
- Closeburn rural fire brigade at 8 Andrew Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
Sydney Cartwright Park on Andrew Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) between has a memorial to soldier Sydney Allan Cartwright who died as a prisoner of war in World War II in Siam.[11]
Education
There are no schools in Closeburn. The nearest primary schools are Mount Samson State School in neighbouring Mount Samson to the north-west and Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-east.[3]
References
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Further reading
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