Description
Closeburn is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Closeburn is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Closeburn had a population of 594 people.
History
Originally known as Cedar Creek for the creek that runs through it, the locality takes its present name from the Closeburn railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 February 1901, reportedly after the town of Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Closeburn State School (sometimes written as Close Burn State School) opened on 29 January 1920 and closed in 1967. It was at 353 Cedar Creek Road (27.3410°S 152.8349°E? / -27.3410; 152.8349? (Closeburn State School (former))).The Cedar Creek Public Hall opened in 1925.In the 2011 census, Closeburn recorded a population of 507 people.In the 2016 census Closeburn had a population of 594 people.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 11.765 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 68 m
Population number: 594
Local Government Area: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Closeburn, Queensland