Carters Ridge is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.

Geography

The '' Mary River'' forms the western boundary. The land use is an equal mixture of

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and

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on a mixture of native vegetation and irrigated pastures.

History

Carter's Ridge Provisional School opened in May 1925. In 1930, it became Carter's Ridge State School. It closed in 1967. It was at 894 Kenilworth Skyring Creek Road ().

Demographics

In the , Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people. In the , Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.

Education

There are no schools in Carters Ridge. The nearest government primary schools are Federal State School in Federal to the north and Cooroy State School in

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa ...

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10 only) in

Imbil Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the st ...

to the west and Noosa District State High School, which has its Years 7 & 8 campus in Pomona and its Years 9 to 12 campus in Cooroy.

Amenities

Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road ().

References

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