Fifteen Mile, Queensland
Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
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Fifteen Mile is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 37 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 27.4130°S 152.05°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 286–615 m (938–2,018 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 37 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.18/km2 (5.64/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality presumably takes its name from the Fifteen Mile Creek which enters the locality from the west (Geham) and exits to the east (White Mountain).[3][4]
The terrain is hilly, varying from 286 metres (938 ft) above sea level where the creek exits the locality to the east through to 615 metres (2,018 ft) in the west of the locality.[4] The land use in the lower elevations in the east is grazing on native vegetation, while the higher elevations in the west of the locality are mostly undeveloped bushland with a number of rural residential properties on the highest areas in the west.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 33 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Fifteen Mile had a population of 37 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Fifteen Mile. The nearest government primary schools are Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the north-west and Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south-west.[7]
