Grapetree is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Grapetree had a population of 42 people.

Geography

Perseverance Creek forms part of the eastern boundary of Grapetree. Grape Tree Creek rises in the south-west of the locality and flows through the locality to the eastern boundary, where it becomes a tributary of Perseverance Creek (). The

New England Highway New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ...

forms part of the south-west boundary of the locality, entering the locality from the west ( Pechey) and exiting to the south-west (

Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia * Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria ** Hampton railway station, Melbour ...

). The southern extent of

Crows Nest National Park Crows Nest National Park is a national park on the edge of the Darling Downs of southern Queensland, Australia. It is divided into a number of sections which are located in both Crows Nest and Grapetree, 40 km west of Esk in the South Eas ...

occupies the eastern half of Grapetree. A small section of Pechey State Forest lies adjacent to the

which forms part of the western boundary. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality was originally called Grape Tree, presumably after Grape Tree Creek. The locality was officially named Grapetree in 2005. It was part of the

Shire of Crows Nest The Shire of Crows Nest was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northeast of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Crows Nest, covered an area of , and exi ...

until 2008 when the local government area was amalgamated into the Toowoomba Region.

Demographics

In the , Grapetree had a population of 32 people. In the , Grapetree had a population of 42 people.

Education

There are no schools in Grapetree. The nearest government primary school is Crow's Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is also Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10). For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south-west. There are two non-government primary-and-secondary schools in Highfields.

Facilities

Despite the name, the Crows Nest water treatment plant is at 700 Grapetree Road ().

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland