Jump to content

Kobble Creek: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 27°16′00″S 152°48′03″E / 27.2666°S 152.8008°E / -27.2666; 152.8008 (Kobble Creek (centre of locality))
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Reverted 1 edit by 1.128.97.33 (talk): Not really in the encyclopedic style. (TW)
Rescuing 4 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5
 
(48 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
| name = Kobble Creek
{{GeoGroup}}
| state = qld
{{Infobox Australian place
| image = Kobble view 5144w.JPG
| lga = [[Moreton Bay Region]]
| type = suburb
| name = Kobble Creek
| postcode = 4520
| state = qld
| latd=27|latm=16
| image = Kobble view 5144w.JPG
| longd=152|longm=48
| caption = Looking across Kobble Creek towards Mount Samson
| est =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.2666|152.8008|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Kobble Creek (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 499
| local_map = yes
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| zoom = 10
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="census11">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30897 |name=Kobble Creek (State Suburb) |accessdate=26 September 2014 |quick=on}}</ref>
| pop = 654
| elevation=
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| maxtemp =
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| established =
| postcode = 4520
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]]
| area = 51.9
| fedgov = [[Division of Dickson|Dickson]]
| timezone = [[AEST]]
| near-n = [[Armstrong Creek, Queensland|Armstrong Creek]]
| utc = +10:00
| near-ne = [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]]
| dist1 = 26.5 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| near-e = [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]]
| dir1 = WNW
| near-se = [[Mount Samson, Queensland|Mount Samson]]
| near-s = [[Mount Glorious, Queensland|Mount Glorious]]
| location1 = [[Strathpine, Queensland|Strathpine]]
| dist2 = 40.6
| near-sw = [[Dundas, Queensland|Dundas]]
| dir2 = NW
| near-w = [[Laceys Creek, Queensland|Laceys Creek]]
| location2 = [[Brisbane CBD]]
| near-nw = [[Laceys Creek, Queensland|Laceys Creek]]
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
| location3 =
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| elevation =
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| lga = [[City of Moreton Bay]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Dickson|Dickson]]
| near-n = [[Armstrong Creek, Queensland|Armstrong Creek]]
| near-ne = [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]]
| near-e = [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]]
| near-se = [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]]
| near-s = [[Mount Glorious, Queensland|Mount Glorious]]
| near-sw = [[Dundas, Queensland|Dundas]]
| near-w = [[Laceys Creek, Queensland|Laceys Creek]]
| near-nw = [[Laceys Creek, Queensland|Laceys Creek]]
}}
}}
'''Kobble Creek''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[City of Moreton Bay]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45444|Kobble Creek|locality in Moreton Bay Region|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
'''Kobble Creek''' is a rural [[suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] within the [[Moreton Bay Region]] of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref name=qpn>{{cite QPN|45444|Kobble Creek|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref>
Kobble Creek is situated along Mount Samson Road to the south of [[Dayboro, Queensland|Dayboro]], approximately {{convert|45|km}} northwest of the [[Brisbane central business district]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}


The south-eastern boundary of the locality is the Mount Samson Range ({{coord|-27.2853|152.8126|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Samson Range}}).<ref name="qpn23146">{{cite QPN|23146|Mount Samson Range|range in Moreton Bay Regional|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> The range includes Mount Kobble ({{coord|-27.2761|152.8258|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Kobble}}) at a height of {{Convert|384|m||abbr=}}. The name Kobble is derived from the [[Wakawaka language|Waka language]], Garumngar dialect, word ''kabul'' meaning ''[[Morelia spilota variegata|carpet snake]]''.<ref name="qpn18371">{{cite QPN|18371|Mount Kobble|mountain in Moreton Bay Regional|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
Kobble Creek is situated along Mount Samson Road to the south of [[Dayboro, Queensland|Dayboro]], approximately {{convert|45|km}} northwest of the [[Brisbane central business district]].


The western part of the locality is mountainous and within the [[D'Aguilar National Park]] which extends further west into a number of other localities.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
The locality is named after the creek with that forms part of the catchment area of [[North Pine Dam|Lake Samsonvale]], one of the three main water-suppliers to the metropolitan region.


The land use in the eastern part of the locality is a mixture of [[rural residential]] housing, [[Pastoralism|grazing]] on native vegetation and some crop growing.<ref name="globe" />
Kobble Creek was, in years gone by, predominantly a dairy farming community with some banana and pineapple farming on surrounding hillsides. As a farming community, Kobble Creek supported a butter factory, primary school, and railway station, the latter two located near the site of the current Samsonvale Rural Fire Brigade. Following the forced resumption of much of the best farming land in the district to build the [[North Pine Dam]] and flood [[Lake Samsonvale]], today the district is predominantly a rural-dormitory zone with very limited farming undertaken.


== History ==
Kobble Creek was re-zoned as an administration area in June 2009,<ref name=qpn/> but was formerly part of the [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]] District.
[[File:Trying to cross Kobble Creek, 1925.jpg|left|thumb|Trying to cross Kobble Creek, 1925]]
The locality is named after the creek Kobble Creek that forms part of the catchment area of [[North Pine Dam|Lake Samsonvale]],<ref>{{Cite QPN|18368|Kobble Creek|watercourse in the Moreton Bay Rebion|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> which supplies drinking water to north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Pine (Lake Samsonvale) |url=https://www.seqwater.com.au/dams/north-pine-lake-samsonvale |access-date=2024-09-06 |publisher=Seqwater |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524032824/https://www.seqwater.com.au/dams/north-pine-lake-samsonvale |url-status=live }}</ref>


Kobble Creek was, in years gone by, predominantly a dairy farming community with some banana and pineapple farming on surrounding hillsides. As a farming community, Kobble Creek supported a butter factory, primary school, and railway station, the latter two located near the site of the current Samsonvale Rural Fire Brigade. Following the forced resumption of much of the best farming land in the district to build the [[North Pine Dam]] and flood [[Lake Samsonvale]], today the district is predominantly a rural-dormitory zone with very limited farming undertaken.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
==Demographics==
[[File:StateLibQld 2 142855 School portrait of Kobble Creek State School, Queensland, 1914.jpg|left|thumb|Kobble Creek State School, 1914]]
In the {{CensusAU|2011}} the population of Kobble Creek was 499, 48.7% female and 51.3% male.<ref name="census11"/> The median age of the Kobble Creek population was 39 years of age, two years above the Australian average. 77.8% of people living in Kobble Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 0.8%, Canada 0.6%, Cyprus 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, and 0.6% American Languages.<ref name="census11"/>
Kobble Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909, it became Kobble Creek State School. It is sometimes written as Cobble Creek State School. It closed in 1954.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref> It was at 14 Greensill Lane ({{Coord|-27.25135|152.84234|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Kobble Creek State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Parish of Samsonvale |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-samsonvale-1944.jpg |access-date=7 June 2024 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102238/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-samsonvale-1944.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globeother">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Watercourses; Land parcels |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 1919, the [[Dayboro railway line]] reached Kobble Creek with the [[Kobble railway station]] opening on 3 November 1919; the line reached its terminus at [[Dayboro railway station]] on 25 September 1920.<ref name="kerr19903">{{cite book|last=Kerr|first=John|title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways|date=1990|publisher=Boolarong Publications|isbn=978-0-86439-102-5|pages=93, 224}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}


Kobble Creek was officially named and bounded as a locality in June 2009,<ref name=qpnl/> but was formerly part of the [[Samsonvale, Queensland|Samsonvale]] district.
{{Moreton Bay Region}}

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population of Kobble Creek was 499, 48.7% female and 51.3% male.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30897|name=Kobble Creek (State Suburb)|accessdate=26 September 2014|quick=on}}</ref> The median age of the Kobble Creek population was 39 years of age, two years above the Australian average. 77.8% of people living in Kobble Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 0.8%, Canada 0.6%, Cyprus 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, and 0.6% American Languages.<ref name="Census2011" />

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Kobble Creek had a population of 632 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31578|name=Kobble Creek (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31563|name=Kobble Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are no schools in Kobble Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in [[Dayboro, Queensland|Dayboro]] to the north and Mount Samson State School in [[Mount Samson, Queensland|Mount Samson]] to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Bray Park State High School in [[Bray Park, Queensland|Bray Park]] to the east.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
[[Category:Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region]]


* {{Cite website |title=Kobble Creek (Qld.) |url=https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/18571 |website=Our Story |publisher=Moreton Bay Region Libraries}}
{{City of Moreton Bay}}


[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay]]
{{Queensland-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]

Latest revision as of 00:53, 6 September 2024

Kobble Creek
Queensland
Looking across Kobble Creek towards Mount Samson
Kobble Creek is located in Queensland
Kobble Creek
Kobble Creek
Map
Coordinates27°16′00″S 152°48′03″E / 27.2666°S 152.8008°E / -27.2666; 152.8008 (Kobble Creek (centre of locality))
Population654 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density12.601/km2 (32.64/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4520
Area51.9 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Pine Rivers
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Kobble Creek:
Laceys Creek Armstrong Creek Samsonvale
Laceys Creek Kobble Creek Samsonvale
Dundas Mount Glorious Samsonvale

Kobble Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people.[1]

Geography

[edit]

Kobble Creek is situated along Mount Samson Road to the south of Dayboro, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Brisbane central business district.[citation needed]

The south-eastern boundary of the locality is the Mount Samson Range (27°17′07″S 152°48′45″E / 27.2853°S 152.8126°E / -27.2853; 152.8126 (Mount Samson Range)).[3] The range includes Mount Kobble (27°16′34″S 152°49′33″E / 27.2761°S 152.8258°E / -27.2761; 152.8258 (Mount Kobble)) at a height of 384 metres (1,260 ft). The name Kobble is derived from the Waka language, Garumngar dialect, word kabul meaning carpet snake.[4]

The western part of the locality is mountainous and within the D'Aguilar National Park which extends further west into a number of other localities.[5]

The land use in the eastern part of the locality is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing on native vegetation and some crop growing.[5]

History

[edit]
Trying to cross Kobble Creek, 1925

The locality is named after the creek Kobble Creek that forms part of the catchment area of Lake Samsonvale,[6] which supplies drinking water to north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.[7]

Kobble Creek was, in years gone by, predominantly a dairy farming community with some banana and pineapple farming on surrounding hillsides. As a farming community, Kobble Creek supported a butter factory, primary school, and railway station, the latter two located near the site of the current Samsonvale Rural Fire Brigade. Following the forced resumption of much of the best farming land in the district to build the North Pine Dam and flood Lake Samsonvale, today the district is predominantly a rural-dormitory zone with very limited farming undertaken.[citation needed]

Kobble Creek State School, 1914

Kobble Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909, it became Kobble Creek State School. It is sometimes written as Cobble Creek State School. It closed in 1954.[8] It was at 14 Greensill Lane (27°15′05″S 152°50′32″E / 27.25135°S 152.84234°E / -27.25135; 152.84234 (Kobble Creek State School (former))).[9][10]

In 1919, the Dayboro railway line reached Kobble Creek with the Kobble railway station opening on 3 November 1919; the line reached its terminus at Dayboro railway station on 25 September 1920.[11]

Kobble Creek was officially named and bounded as a locality in June 2009,[2] but was formerly part of the Samsonvale district.

Demographics

[edit]

In the 2011 census, the population of Kobble Creek was 499, 48.7% female and 51.3% male.[12] The median age of the Kobble Creek population was 39 years of age, two years above the Australian average. 77.8% of people living in Kobble Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 0.8%, Canada 0.6%, Cyprus 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, and 0.6% American Languages.[12]

In the 2016 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 632 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Kobble Creek had a population of 654 people.[1]

Education

[edit]

There are no schools in Kobble Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the north and Mount Samson State School in Mount Samson to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the east.[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kobble Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kobble Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45444)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Mount Samson Range – range in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 23146)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Mount Kobble – mountain in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 18371)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kobble Creek – watercourse in the Moreton Bay Rebion (entry 18368)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ "North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)". Seqwater. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Parish of Samsonvale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Watercourses; Land parcels". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  11. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 93, 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  12. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kobble Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kobble Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
[edit]