Lower Tenthill is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...

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, Australia. In the , Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people.

Geography

Agriculture has developed along Tenthill Creek which also forms part of both the south-western and north-eastern boundary of Lower Tenthill. Lower Tenthill Weir on Tenthill Creek, has a storage capacity of 70 ML and is used for the purpose of recharging

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supplies. The northern boundary follows

Lockyer Creek The Lockyer Creek is a creek in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally ...

. Two other creeks cross the area - Ma Ma Creek and Deep Creek. The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin. The Gatton-Helidon Road runs just inside part of the northern boundary. The

Gatton–Clifton Road Gatton–Clifton Road is a continuous road route in the Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is signed as State Route 80. Gatton–Clifton Road (number 313) is a state-controlled road, part regiona ...

( State Route 80) passes through from north to west.

History

The name ''Tenthill'' comes from the name of a pastoral property established by 1845 by Phillip Friell. Tent Hill State School opened in 1873. It was renamed Tent Hill Lower State School in 1876. However it was unofficially known as Lower Tent Hill State School.

Demographics

At the , Lower Tenthill recorded a population of 333. In the , Lower Tenthill had a population of 252 people. In the , Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people.

Education

Tent Hill Lower State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 90 Lower Tenthill Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 5 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Lower Tenthill. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in neighbouring Gatton to the north-east.

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland