Charlwood, Queensland
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Charlwood is a rural
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and b ...
,
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...
, Australia. In the ,Charlwood had a population of 139 people.


Geography

Most of Charlwood is approximately 100–150 metres above sea level and predominantly used for farming and grazing. In the south-west edge of the locality are the lower slopes of Little Mount Edwards. In the eastern edge of the locality are the lower slopes of Mount French. Reynolds Creek flows from
Lake Moogerah The Moogerah Dam is a concrete, mass concrete arch dam, double curvature arch dam with an Spillway#Types, un-gated spillway across the Reynolds Creek that is located in the South East Queensland, South East region of Queensland, Australia. The ma ...
in the south-west of neighbouring Moogerah through to the north of the locality into Morwincha and
Fassifern Valley Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula. Fassifern Valley is known as a carrot-producing area, as well as for growin ...
and ultimately into the Bremer River.


History

The Charlwood Provisional School opened on 20 January 1897. It became Charlwood State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in August 1958. The students were transferred to Engelburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School). The school was at 748 Lake Moogerah Road (). In 1909, a German Baptist Church opened in Charlwood. A Methodist Church was under construction in Charlwood in 1909. In the , Charlwood had a population of 139 people. The locality contained 73 households, in which 56.6% of the population were males and 43.4% of the population were females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $880, $558 below the national average. None of Charlwood's population was of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 57.3% of the population aged 15 or over was either registered or de facto married, while 42.7% of the population was not married. 22.3% of the population was attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (28.8%), Australian (24.7%) and German (18.8%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (82.4%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (89.8%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (27.3%), Catholic (14.7%) and Lutheran (11.2%). The most common occupation was a manager (36.1%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (61.5%).


Attractions

Yarramalong Recreation Centre is a camping and outdoor recreation centre at 688 Lake Moogerah Road ().


References


Further reading

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External links

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland