Closeburn is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Closeburn had a population of 594 people.

Geography

Closeburn is part of the wider Samford

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. It is roughly north-west of

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. Closeburn is a blend of acreage properties and small farms. Access to Closeburn from

is along Samford Road and Mount Samson Road. The watercourse Cedar Creek enters the locality from the west (the locality of Cedar Creek) and exits to the south-east and east ( Yugar /

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/ Clear Mountain).

History

Originally known as Cedar Creek for the creek that runs through it, the locality takes its present name from the Closeburn railway station, which was named by the

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on 4 February 1901, reportedly after the town of Closeburn in

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. Closeburn State School (sometimes written as Close Burn State School) opened on 29 January 1920 and closed in 1967. It was at 353 Cedar Creek Road (). The Cedar Creek Public Hall opened in 1925. In the , Closeburn recorded a population of 507 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male. The median age of the Closeburn population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 80.7% of people living in Closeburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1.2%, Finland 1%, Croatia 1%. 95.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Afrikaans, 0.8% Finnish, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian. In the , Closeburn had a population of 594 people.

Facilities

Closeburn contains: * Cedar Creek Public Hall at 2 Andrew Road () containing the Closeburn Honour Roll for

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* a Telstra exchange; as such households in the area are able to obtain ADSL or ADSL2+ access, * Closeburn rural fire brigade at 8 Andrew Road () Sydney Cartwright Park on Andrew Road () between has a memorial to soldier Sydney Allan Cartwright who died as a

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Education

There are no schools in Closeburn. The nearest primary schools are Mount Samson State School in neighbouring

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to the north-west and Samford State School in

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to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is

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in Ferny Grove to the south-east.

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