Fassifern, Queensland

Suburb of Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia
27°57′22″S 152°35′17″E / 27.9561°S 152.5880°E / -27.9561; 152.5880 (Fassifern (centre of locality))Population18 (2021 census)[1] • Density9.0/km2 (23.3/sq mi)Postcode(s)4309Area2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 6.4 km (4 mi) SW of Kalbar
  • 12.1 km (8 mi) WNW of Boonah
  • 50.4 km (31 mi) W of Beaudesert
  • 87.8 km (55 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Scenic Rim RegionState electorate(s)Scenic RimFederal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Fassifern:
Kalbar Kalbar Kalbar
Frazerview Fassifern Fassifern Valley
Aratula Morwincha Morwincha

Fassifern is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Fassifern had a population of 18 people.[1]

Geography

Reynolds Creek forms the eastern boundary, while Warrill Creek forms most of the western. Washpool Gully flows through from south-west to north-west, where it joins Warrill Creek.[3]

The Cunningham Highway runs through from north-west to south-west, and Boonah-Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs east from the highway, forming most of the southern boundary.[4]

The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[4]

History

The name Fassifern comes from a pastoral run name, used in 1846 by pastoralists John Cameron and Macquarie McDonald, possibly named for a place in Scotland called Fassifern.[2]

Fassifern Provisional School opened circa 1879 and closed circa 1887.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fassifern had a population of 21 people. The locality contained 12 households, in which 68.4% of the population were males and 31.6% of the population were females with a median age of 50, 12 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $575, $863 below the national average. [6]

In the 2021 census, Fassifern had a population of 18 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fassifern. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the north-east and Aratula State School in neighbouring Aratula to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fassifern (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Fassifern – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45137)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Google (18 January 2022). "Fassifern, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  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. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fassifern (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fassifern, Queensland.
  • Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (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
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Towns and localities in the Scenic Rim Region, South East Queensland