Clumber, Queensland

Clumber is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Clumber had a population of 91 people.^[1]

Clumber Queensland
Looking from Spicers Gap Road across Clumber to Mount Greville, 2022
Clumber
Coordinates	28.0797°S 152.4547°E / -28.0797; 152.4547 (Clumber (centre of locality))
Population	91 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.616/km2 (4.186/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	56.3 km2 (21.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	27.3 km (17 mi) SW of Boonah 63.5 km (39 mi) SW of Ipswich 65.7 km (41 mi) WSW of Beaudesert 103 km (64 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Clumber: Tarome Tarome Mount Edwards Tregony Clumber Moogerah Swanfels Emu Vale Moogerah

Geography

Clumber has the following mountains, five of them on the Great Dividing Range (from north to south):

• Mount Mathieson (28.0644°S 152.4230°E / -28.0644; 152.4230 (Mount Mathieson))
• Mount Alphen (28.0759°S 152.4295°E / -28.0759; 152.4295 (Mount Alphen)) 683 metres (2,241 ft)^[3][4]
• Spicers Peak (also known as Barguggan) (28.0986°S 152.4022°E / -28.0986; 152.4022 (Spicers Peak (Barguggan))) 1,222 metres (4,009 ft)^[3][5]
• Cuthbertson Peaks (28.1042°S 152.4127°E / -28.1042; 152.4127 (Cuthbertson Peaks))^[6]
• Double Top (28.1135°S 152.4117°E / -28.1135; 152.4117 (Double Top)) 1,150 metres (3,770 ft)^[3][7]

while Browne Hill (28.0846°S 152.4735°E / -28.0846; 152.4735 (Browne Hill)) rising to 355 metres (1,165 ft) is in the east of the locality.^[3]

Spicers Gap (also known as Calloongpah) is a mountain pass over the Great Dividing Range. (28.0852°S 152.4176°E / -28.0852; 152.4176 (Spicers Gap (Calloongpah))); it lie between Mount Alphen and Spicers Peak.^[3]

History

On 23 April 1890, a railway survey party exploring the route to connect the Maryvale railway line with the Mount Edwards railway line to create the Via Recta railway line named Mount Mathieson after John Mathieson, the Queensland Commissioner for Railways.^[8]

In 2001, Cuthbertson Peaks were named after Jim Cuthbertson, for his contributions to the Scenic Rim district. He was a member of the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Clumber had a population of 60 people. The locality contains 37 households, in which 48.3% of the population are males and 51.7% of the population are females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,187, $251 below the national average.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Clumber had a population of 91 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Clumber. The nearest government primary school is Aratula State School in Aratula to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-east.^[10]

Attractions

Governors Chair Lookout is a tourist attraction (28.0862°S 152.4186°E / -28.0862; 152.4186 (Governors Chair Lookout)).^[11]