The Falls, Queensland
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The Falls | |||||||||||||
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 Queen Mary Falls during flooding, 2010 | |||||||||||||
  The Falls | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of The Falls | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 28°19′02″S 152°23′41″E / 28.3172°S 152.3947°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 51 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.919/km2 (2.380/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4373 | ||||||||||||
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The Falls is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It borders New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, The Falls had a population of 51 people.[1]
The location presumably takes its name from the Queen Mary Falls on Spring Creek within the locality.[4]
Ferndale Provisional School opened on 9 November 1948. In 1953 it became The Falls State School in 1953. The school closed on 26 August 1974.[5] The school was located at 902 Spring Creek Road (28°19′53″S 152°23′19″E / 28.3315°S 152.3885°E).[6][3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, The Falls had a population of 70 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, The Falls had a population of 51 people.[1]
