Carters Ridge, Queensland
- 18.2 km (11 mi) WSW of Cooroy
- 35.7 km (22 mi) S of Gympie
- 142 km (88 mi) N of Brisbane
Suburbs around Carters Ridge: | ||
Bollier | Tuchekoi | Ridgewood |
Bollier | Carters Ridge | Ridgewood |
Bollier | Belli Park | Belli Park |
Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.[1]
Geography
The Mary River forms the western boundary.[3]
The land use is an equal mixture of rural residential and grazing on a mixture of native vegetation and irrigated pastures.[4]
History
Carter's Ridge Provisional School opened in May 1925. In 1930, it became Carter's Ridge State School. It closed in 1967.[5] It was at 894 Kenilworth Skyring Creek Road (26°26′55″S 152°45′57″E / 26.4485°S 152.7657°E / -26.4485; 152.7657 (Carters Ridge State School (former))).[6][7][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Carters Ridge. The nearest government primary schools are Federal State School in Federal to the north and Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the north-east.[4] The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the west and Noosa District State High School, which has its Years 7 & 8 campus in Pomona and its Years 9 to 12 campus in Cooroy.[4]
Amenities
Mary Fereday Park is in Poulsen Road (26°27′01″S 152°45′55″E / 26.4503°S 152.7654°E / -26.4503; 152.7654 (Mary Fereday Park)).[9]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carters Ridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Carters Ridge – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Carters Ridge, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carters Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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