Mount Gipps, Queensland
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 Mount Gipps on McPherson Range, 1928 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 28°19′20″S 153°00′35″E / 28.3222°S 153.0097°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4285 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Gipps is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The locality borders New South Wales [3] and is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence.[4] In the 2021 census, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".[1]
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.[3] The mountain Mount Gipps, from which the locality takes its name, is on the southern border of the locality with New South Wales (28°20′31″S 152°59′25″E / 28.3419°S 152.9903°E); it rises to 785 metres (2,575 ft) above sea level.[5][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.[3]
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.[6]
There was a sawmill in Mount Gipps from at least 1920.[7] It was located in the valley.[8]
Mount Gipps State School was opened on 21 July 1920.[9][10] It closed on 30 June 1954.[11][12] It was at 220 Mount Gipps Road (28°19′19″S 152°59′29″E / 28.3220°S 152.9915°E).[13][3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, 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.[14]
In the 2021 census, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".[1]
