Hillview, Queensland

Hillview is a small town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Hillview had a population of 74.[1]

Hillview
Queensland
Farms along Hillview Connection Road, 2014
Hillview
Coordinates28°12′59″S 153°0′23″E
Population74 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4285
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Localities around Hillview:
Oaky Creek Christmas Creek Darlington
Oaky Creek Hillview Darlington
Lamington Lamington Darlington

Geography

Hillview occupies a section of Christmas Creek valley where it is joined by Widgee Creek. Hillview's eastern boundary is marked by the high point of Jinbroken Range.

History

The town was once a stop on the Beaudesert Shire Tramway.[4]

Christmas Creek Provisional opened on 5 July 1887 (higher up the creek than a previous Christmas Creek Provisional School). In 1901, it became Christmas Creek State School. In 1914, the school was renamed Hillview State School.[5][6]

Education

Hillview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1623 Christmas Creek Road (28.2117°S 153.0045°E / -28.2117; 153.0045 (Hillview State School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 7 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9]

There is no secondary school in Hillview. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert.[10]

Amenities
Hillview Memorial Hall, 2014

The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Cahill Park on Christmas Creek Road.[11]

Demographics

Hillview has a population of 74 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 25 households, in which 46.5% of the population are males and 53.5% of the population are females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,050, $388 below the national average.[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hillview". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Hillview (entry 15910)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. "Hillview (entry 45145)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. "Beaudesert". Centre for the Government of Queensland. University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  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. "School Profile". Education Queensland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Hillview State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. "Mobile Library" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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