Upper Tenthill, Queensland

Upper Tenthill is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The neighbourhood of Tenthill is within the locality on the Ingoldsby Road at 27.667°S 152.233°E / -27.667; 152.233 (Tenthill).[3] In the 2016 census, Upper Tenthill had a population of 234 people.[1]

Upper Tenthill
Queensland
Upper Tenthill
Coordinates27.6572°S 152.2163°E / -27.6572; 152.2163
Population234 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.51/km2 (24.64/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Upper Tenthill:
Ma Ma Creek Lower Tenthill Lower Tenthill
Mount Whitestone Upper Tenthill Ropeley
Caffey Caffey Ingoldsby

History

The name Tenthill is comes from the name of a pastoral property established by 1845 by Phillip Friell.[3]

Tent Hill Upper State School opened on 27 August 1877; it closed on 31 December 2002.[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Tenthill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Upper Tenthill – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44994)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "Tenthill – unbounded locality in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 33720)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2019.


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