Templin, Queensland

Templin is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Templin had a population of 86 people.[1]

Templin
Queensland
Paddocks along Kents Pocket Road, 2016
Templin
Coordinates27.9711°S 152.6474°E / -27.9711; 152.6474 (Templin (centre of locality))
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.05/km2 (18.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4310
Area12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Templin:
Fassifern Valley Kalbar
Teviotville		 Teviotville
Mount French Templin Hoya
Mount French Kents Pocket Kents Pocket

History

The locatity was probably named by German settlers, William Gerner Zerner and Wilhelm F. Hohenhaus, both of whom came from Templin in Brandenburg, Prussia.[2]

Templin State School opened on 18 January 1892. It closed on 31 December 1974.[3]

In the 2016 census Templin had a population of 86 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Templin has the following heritage-listed sites:

  • 397 Boonah-Fassifern Road: former Templin State School [4]

Attractions
Templin Historical Village, 2016

The Templin Historical Village is located on the Boonah-Fassifern Road; the museum is operated by the Fassifern Historical Society.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Templin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Templin – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Local Heritage Register" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. "Templin Historical Village". Scenic Rim Tourism. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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