Clumber, Queensland
| Clumber Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking from Spicers Gap Road across Clumber to Mount Greville, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
  Clumber | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′47″S 152°27′17″E / 28.0797°S 152.4547°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.07/km2 (2.76/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4309 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 56.3 km2 (21.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Clumber is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Clumber had a population of 60 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Clumber has the following mountains, five of them on the Great Dividing Range (from north to south):
- Mount Mathieson (28°03′52″S 152°25′23″E / 28.0644°S 152.4230°E)
- Mount Alphen (28°04′33″S 152°25′46″E / 28.0759°S 152.4295°E) 683 metres (2,241 ft)[3][4]
- Spicers Peak (also known as Barguggan) (28°05′55″S 152°24′08″E / 28.0986°S 152.4022°E) 1,222 metres (4,009 ft)[3][5]
- Cuthbertson Peaks (28°06′15″S 152°24′46″E / 28.1042°S 152.4127°E)[6]
- Double Top (28°06′49″S 152°24′42″E / 28.1135°S 152.4117°E) 1,150 metres (3,770 ft)[3][7]
while Browne Hill (28°05′05″S 152°28′25″E / 28.0846°S 152.4735°E) rising to 355 metres (1,165 ft) is in the east of the locality.[3]
Spicers Gap (also known as Calloongpah) is a mountain pass over the Great Dividing Range. (28°05′07″S 152°25′03″E / 28.0852°S 152.4176°E); it lie between Mount Alphen and Spicers Peak.[3]
History[edit]
On 23 April 1890, a railway survey party exploring the route to connect the Maryvale railway line with the Mount Edwards railway line to create the Via Recta railway line named Mount Mathieson after John Mathieson, the Queensland Commissioner for Railways.[8]
In 2001, Cuthbertson Peaks were named after Jim Cuthbertson, for his contributions to the Scenic Rim district. He was a member of the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club.[6]
In the 2016 census, Clumber had a population of 60 people. The locality contains 37 households, in which 48.3% of the population are males and 51.7% of the population are females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,187, $251 below the national average.[1]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Clumber. The nearest government primary school is Aratula State School in Aratula to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-east.[9]
Attractions[edit]
Governors Chair Lookout is a tourist attraction (28°05′10″S 152°25′07″E / 28.0862°S 152.4186°E).[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clumber (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Clumber – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Alphen – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 470)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Spicers Peak – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 48275)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Cuthbertson Peaks – mountain in Scenic Rim Regional (entry 42254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Double Top – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 10426)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Mathieson – mountain in Scenic Rim Regional (entry 21215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
