Carters Ridge, Queensland
Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
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Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.4525°S 152.7713°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 497 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 33.58/km2 (87.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4563 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Mary River forms the western boundary.[3]
The land use is an equal mixture of rural residential and grazing on a mixture of native vegetation and irrigated pastures.[4]
History
Carter's Ridge Provisional School opened in May 1925. In 1930, it became Carter's Ridge State School. It closed in 1967.[5] It was at 894 Kenilworth Skyring Creek Road (26.4485°S 152.7657°E).[6][7][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Carters Ridge. The nearest government primary schools are Federal State School in Federal to the north and Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the north-east.[4] The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the west and Noosa District State High School, which has its Years 7 & 8 campus in Pomona and its Years 9 to 12 campus in Cooroy.[4]
Amenities
Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road (26.4503°S 152.7654°E).[9]
