Carters Ridge, Queensland

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Carters Ridge
Queensland
Carters Ridge is located in Queensland
Carters Ridge
Carters Ridge
Coordinates26°27′09″S 152°46′17″E / 26.4525°S 152.7713°E / -26.4525; 152.7713 (Carters Ridge (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°27′09″S 152°46′17″E / 26.4525°S 152.7713°E / -26.4525; 152.7713 (Carters Ridge (centre of locality))
Population469 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density31.69/km2 (82.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4563
Area14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Carters Ridge:
Bollier Tuchekoi Ridgewood
Bollier Carters Ridge Ridgewood
Bollier Belli Park Belli Park

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[]

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[]

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 (

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26°26′55″S 152°45′57″E / 26.4485°S 152.7657°E / -26.4485; 152.7657 (Carters Ridge State School (former))).[6][7][4]

In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.[1]

Education[]

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[]

Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road (

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26°27′01″S 152°45′55″E / 26.4503°S 152.7654°E / -26.4503; 152.7654 (Mary Fereday Park)).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carters Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Carters Ridge – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Carters Ridge, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  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. ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
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