Charlwood is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Charlwood had a population of 146 people.

Geography

Most of Charlwood is approximately 100–150 metres above sea level and predominantly used for farming and grazing. In the south-west edge of the locality are the lower slopes of Little Mount Edwards. In the eastern edge of the locality are the lower slopes of Mount French. Reynolds Creek flows from

Lake Moogerah The Moogerah Dam is a concrete, mass concrete arch dam, double curvature arch dam with an Spillway#Types, un-gated spillway across Reynolds Creek in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, now within the Suburbs and localities (A ...

in the south-west of neighbouring Moogerah through to the north of the locality into Morwincha and

Fassifern Valley Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Queensland, Harrisville, Kalbar, Queensland, Kalbar, Roadvale, Queensland, Roadvale, Warrill View, Queensland, Warril View ...

and ultimately into the Bremer River.

History

The Charlwood Provisional School opened on 20 January 1897. It became Charlwood State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in August 1958. The students were transferred to Engelburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School). The school was at 748 Lake Moogerah Road (). In 1909, a German Baptist Church opened in Charlwood. A Methodist Church was under construction in Charlwood in 1909.

Demographics

In the , Charlwood had a population of 139 people. The locality contained 73 households, in which 56.6% of the population were males and 43.4% of the population were females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $880, $558 below the national average. None of Charlwood's population was of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 57.3% of the population aged 15 or over was either registered or de facto married, while 42.7% of the population was not married. 22.3% of the population was attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (28.8%), Australian (24.7%) and German (18.8%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (82.4%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (89.8%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (27.3%), Catholic (14.7%) and Lutheran (11.2%). The most common occupation was a manager (36.1%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (61.5%). In the , Charlwood had a population of 146 people.

Education

There are no schools in Charlwood. The nearest government primary schools are Aratula State School in neighbouring Aratula to the north-west and Mount Alford State School in neighbouring

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to the south. 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 2,557 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...

to the north-east.

Attractions

Yarramalong Recreation Centre is a camping and outdoor recreation centre at 688 Lake Moogerah Road ().

References

External links

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland