Carneys Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. It borders

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. In the , Carneys Creek had a population of 71 people.

Geography

Teviot Brook rises in the south-west of the locality near

Mount Superbus Mount Superbus lies south-west of the centre of Brisbane, Australia and is South East Queensland's highest peak at . At this elevation, it is the fifth-highest peak in Queensland, after Mount Bartle Frere at , Mount Bellenden Ker at , Mount F ...

and then flows through the locality exiting to the north-east ( Croftby). The watercourse Carneys Creek rises in the south of the locality and flows northward, becoming a tributary of Teviot Brook () in the north of the locality. There are a number of mountains within the locality, including : * Mount Bell () * Mount Roberts () * Mount Superbus () * Toowoonan Mount () *

Wilsons Peak Wilsons Peak ( Aboriginal: ''Jirramen'') is a mountain on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Much of which is covered in rainforest. It marks the intersection of the Great Dividing Range with the McPherson Range in the Sc ...

(Jirramun) () The south, south-west and west of the locality are within the

Main Range National Park The Main Range is a mountain range and national park in Queensland, Australia, located predominantly in Tregony, Queensland, Tregony, Southern Downs Region, southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Au ...

. Carneys Creek Road enters the locality from the north-east (Croftby) and then loosely follows the course of the watercourse Carneys Creek to the New South Wales border where it terminates. Head Road splits from Carneys Creek Road in the north of the locality and loosely follows the course of Teviot Brook to the south-west of the locality where it crosses the

Great Dividing Range The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...

and exits to the south-west ( The Head) where it becomes Spring Creek Road.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek, which was named after Mr Carney (given name either Thomas or Patrick) who had an accommodation house by the creek circa 1865. It was on the road to the Tooloom Gold Diggings in

. Carney's Creek Provisional School opened in 1890. On 1 January 1909 it became Carney's Creek State School. It closed in 1914 due to low student numbers. The school re-opened in 1920 but then closed again in 1921. It reopened in 1922. It closed permanently in 1970. It was located on Chalk Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Carneys Creek had a population of 51 people. The locality contained 25 households, in which 59.1% of the population were males and 40.9% of the population were females with a median age of 55, 17 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,062, $376 below the national average. In the , Carneys Creek had a population of 71 people.

Education

There are no schools in Carneys Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Alford State School in

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to the north, Maroon State School in

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to the east, and Killarney State School in

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Killarney State School (to Year 10 only) in Killarney to the south-west and Boonah State High School (to Year 12) 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 2,557 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...

to the north-east.

Attractions

Teviot Falls is a waterfall on Teviot Brook ().

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland