Fassifern Valley, Queensland

This article is about the locality. For the river valley, see Fassifern Valley.

Fassifern Valley is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Fassifern Valley had a population of 112 people.^[1]

Fassifern Valley Queensland
Fields in Fassifern Valley
Fassifern Valley
Coordinates	27.9722°S 152.6061°E / -27.9722; 152.6061 (Fassifern Valley (centre of locality))
Population	112 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	12.73/km2 (33.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.0 km (6 mi) WNW of Boonah 47.0 km (29 mi) SW of Ipswich 47.3 km (29 mi) W of Beaudesert 90.3 km (56 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Fassifern Valley: Fassifern Kalbar Kalbar Morwincha Fassifern Valley Templin Charlwood Charlwood Mount French

Geography

Reynolds Creek forms the western boundary.^[3]

The Boonah–Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs through from east to west.

Tenders were called in October 1905 to erect a provisional school.^[4] Fassifern Valley Provisional School opened on 13 March 1906. It became Fassifern State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1958 and its students transferred to Engelsburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School).^[5][6] It was at 16 Tutin Road (27.9697°S 152.6085°E / -27.9697; 152.6085 (Fassifern Valley State School (former))).^[7][8][9]

The first stage of the Mount Edwards railway line reached Engelsburg (now Kalbar) on 17 April 1916,^[10] but it was not until 7 October 1922 that the second and final stage of the line opened, including the Fassifern Valley railway station on Charlwood Road (now Lake Moogerah Road, 27.97297°S 152.59979°E / -27.97297; 152.59979 (Fassifern Valley railway station)).^[10][11][12] The Mount Edwards railway line closed on 1 November 1960.^[13][14]

In the 2016 census, Fassifern Valley had a population of 91 people. The locality contains 41 households, in which 56.0% of the population are males and 44.0% of the population are females with a median age of 41, 3 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,145, $293 below the national average.^[15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fassifern Valley had a population of 91 people.^[15]

In the 2021 census, Fassifern Valley had a population of 112 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fassifern Valley. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the north and Aratula State School in Aratula to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east.^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fassifern Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Fassifern Valley – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "Fassifern Valley, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. "Official Notifications". The Telegraph. No. 10, 280. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1905. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 10 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
7. "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 25 south" (Map). Queensland Government. 1915. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
8. "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
10. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
11. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
12. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
13. Southern Downs Steam Railway (2009). "'Via recta' - The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
14. QR Limited. "Rail as foremost mode of travel". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fassifern Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A (1979). Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School. Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association. ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1.