Fassifern Valley is a rural
locality
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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
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, 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 , Fassifern Valley had a population of 91 people.
Geography
Reynolds Creek forms the western boundary.
The
Boonah–Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs through from east to west.
Tenders were called in October 1905 to erect a provisional school. Fassifern Valley Provisional School opened on 13 March 1906. It became Fassifern State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1958 and its students transferred to Engelsburg State School in
Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School).
It was at 16 Tutin Road ().
The first stage of the
Mount Edwards railway line
The Mount Edwards railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. The lines serves a number of small towns in the Fassifern Valley. The first stage of the Mount Edwards line opened from Munbi ...
reached Engelsburg (now
Kalbar) on 17 April 1916,
but it was not until 7 October 1922 that the second and final stage of the line opened, including the Fassifern Valley railway station on Charlwood Road (now Lake Moogerah Road, ).
The Mount Edwards railway line closed on 1 November 1960.
In the , Fassifern Valley had a population of 91 people. The locality contains 41 households, in which 56.0% of the population are males and 44.0% of the population are females with a median age of 41, 3 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,145, $293 below the national average.
Education
There are no schools in Fassifern Valley. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring
Kalbar to the north and Aratula State School in
Aratula
Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Aratula had a population of 532 people.
Geography
Aratula is approximately by road southwest of Ipswich. The Cunningham Highway ente ...
to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in
Boonah
Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people.
Geography
The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Range ...
to the south-east.
References
Further reading
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{{Scenic Rim Region
Scenic Rim Region
Localities in Queensland