St Aubyn is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , St Aubyn had a population of 14 people.

Geography

Most of the southern boundary of the locality follows Bum Bum Creek and its tributary Spring Creek. The

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enters the locality from the south ( Coalbank) and exits to the west ( Thornville). High Camp is a mounain in the north of the locality () which rises to above sea level. The land use is a mixture of

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on native vegetation and crop growing.

History

St John's Evangelican Lutheran Church opened on 4 January 1931. It was on Schefe Road, then in Coalbank but now within St Aubyn (). It was a timber church built in the Gothic style, . It closed in 1968 and the building was demolished.

Demographics

In the , St Aubyn had a population of 8 people. In the , St Aubyn had a population of 14 people.

Education

There are no schools in St Aubyn. The nearest government primary school is Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south. However the Highfields school may be distant for a daily commute from some parts of St Aubyn; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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