Innisplain, Queensland

Innisplain is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Innisplain and surrounding localities had a population of 85 people.[1]

Innisplain
Queensland
Paddocks along Oaky Scrub Road, 2016
Innisplain
Coordinates28.179°S 152.901°E / -28.179; 152.901
Population85 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4285
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Innisplain:
Knapp Creek Tamrookum Tabooba
Tamrookum Creek Innisplain Oaky Creek
Rathdowney Running Creek Oaky Creek

Geography
Fields, 2016

Part of the Logan River and the Mount Lindesay Highway marks the western boundary. The area is hilly with some land used for agriculture. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor passes through the area, with the Mt Lindesay Highway crossing the interstate railway line at Innisplain. [3]

Real estate map of Telemon Estate, 1928

History

A railway station on the Beaudesert Shire Tramway was located at Innisplain, opening in 1903. A state school operated from 1921 to 1962.[4]

In 1877, 15,400 acres (6,200 ha) were resumed from the Telemon pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[5]

Demographics

Innisplain has a population of 85 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 40 households, in which 64.3% of the population are males and 35.7% of the population are females with a median age of 37, 1 year below the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Innisplain". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Innisplain (entry 45148)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. Scenic Rim Council: https://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/4/ordinary-agenda-24-february-2015-pdf. Accessed 7 January, 2020.
  4. "Innisplain State School". Agency Details. Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.

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