Draper, Queensland

Part of the southern boundary is marked by the South Pine River while the northern boundary follows Cedar Creek.^[3]

Drapers Crossing is a ford (27.3502°S 152.9186°E / -27.3502; 152.9186 (Drapers Crossing)) over the South Pine River.^[4]

Eatons Crossing is a ford (27.3448°S 152.9112°E / -27.3448; 152.9112 (Eatons Crossing)) over Cedar Creek.^[5]

The land use is predominantly large-lot residential with some areas of farming, mostly grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

The locality is named after settler Jacob Draper. He was born in Wiltshire, England in 1841. He immigrated to Moreton Bay in 1861. He died at Bunya in 1913.^[2] Drapers Crossing is also named after him.^[4]

In the 2011 census, Draper recorded a population of 653 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.^[6] The median age of the Draper population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 76.6% of people living in Draper were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, South Africa 3.4%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.7%, Canada 1.2%. 93.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Afrikaans, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.5% French, 0.5% Italian.^[6]

In the 2016 census, Draper had a population of 676 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Draper had a population of 695 people.^[1]

There are no schools in Draper. The nearest government primary schools are Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-west, Eatons Hill State School in neighbouring Eatons Hill to the north-east, and Patrick Road State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south and Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek to the east.^[3]

There are a number of parks in Draper, including:

• Jacob Draper Reserve (27.3543°S 152.9203°E / -27.3543; 152.9203 (Jacob Draper Reserve))^[8]
• Reginald Draper Reserve (27.3605°S 152.9193°E / -27.3605; 152.9193 (Reginald Draper Reserve))^[8]
• Richard Lawson Park (27.3459°S 152.8892°E / -27.3459; 152.8892 (Richard Lawson Park))^[8]
• Thomas Draper Reserve (27.3587°S 152.9251°E / -27.3587; 152.9251 (Thomas Draper Reserve))^[8]
• Thomas Morrison Reserve (27.3481°S 152.9180°E / -27.3481; 152.9180 (Thomas Morrison Reserve))^[8]
• Yugar Park (27.3520°S 152.8911°E / -27.3520; 152.8911 (Yugar Park))^[8]