Knapp Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people.

Geography

The locality is presumably named after Knapp Creek, a tributary of the Cannon River, which is in turn a tributary of the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

. The locality has the following mountains: * Knapps Peak (Miggun, Mount Hughes), in the south-west of the locality () * Prouts Hill, in the south-east of the locality ()

History

Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910. It was south of the confluence of Knapps Creek and Cannon Creek, near the present-day boundaries of the localities of Knapps Creek, Laravale and Tamrookum (approx ). In 1979, Knapp Creek Environmental Park was gazetted under the Land Act of 1962.

Demographics

In the , Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. The locality contains 29 households, in which 41.8% of the population are males and 58.2% of the population are females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,875, $437 above the national average. In the , Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people.

Education

There are no schools in Knapp Creek. The nearest government primary schools are: * Tamrookum State School in neighbouring

Tamrookum Tamrookum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 94 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north (Laravale ...

to the north-east * Rathdowney State School in neighbouring

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to south-east * Maroon State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west * Boonah State 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-west The nearest government secondary schools are Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the north-east and Boonah State High School in

to the north-west.

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