Templin, Queensland
| Templin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Paddocks along Kents Pocket Road, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Templin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′16″S 152°38′51″E / 27.9711°S 152.6474°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 89 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.30/km2 (18.89/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4310 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.2 km2 (4.7 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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Templin is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Templin had a population of 89 people.[1]
Geography
The Boonah–Fassifern Road enters the locality from the south-east (Kents Pocket) and exits to west (Fassifern Valley).[3]
History
The locality 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 on land donated by Wilhelm Zerne in 1890. It closed on 31 December 1974.[4] In 1975, the Fassifern District Historical Society took over the site to develop as the Templin Historical Village. Both the school building and the teacher's residence remain on the site.[5][6][7]
In 1976, the former St John's Anglican Church was relocated from its original site in Cannon Creek to the Templin Historical Village. The church was built in 1911.[8][9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Templin had a population of 86 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Templin had a population of 89 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Templin has the following heritage-listed sites:
- 397 Boonah-Fassifern Road (27°58′26″S 152°39′01″E / 27.9738°S 152.6504°E): former Templin State School [12]
Education
There are no schools in Templin. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the north-west and Boonah State School in Boonah to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School, also in Boonah.[3]
Attractions
The Templin Historical Village is at 397 Boonah-Fassifern Road (27°58′26″S 152°39′01″E / 27.9738°S 152.6504°E); the museum is operated by the Fassifern Historical Society.[13]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Templin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Templin – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 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
- ^ "About". Templin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Templin State School". Templin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "The House of Fashion". Templin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Blake, Thom. "St John's Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "St John's Church of England". Templin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Templin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Local Heritage Register" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Templin Historical Village". Scenic Rim Tourism. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
