Carters Ridge, Queensland
| Carters Ridge Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Carters Ridge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′09″S 152°46′17″E / 26.4525°S 152.7713°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 469 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 31.69/km2 (82.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
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°26′55″S 152°45′57″E / 26.4485°S 152.7657°E).[6][7][4]
In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.[1]
Education[edit]
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[edit]
Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road (26°27′01″S 152°45′55″E / 26.4503°S 152.7654°E).[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carters Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Carters Ridge – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Carters Ridge, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
