Type: | suburb |
Fassifern | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -27.9561°N 152.588°W |
Pop: | 18 |
Postcode: | 4309 |
Area: | 2.0 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 6.4 |
Dir1: | SW |
Location1: | Kalbar |
Dist2: | 12.1 |
Dir2: | WNW |
Location2: | Boonah |
Dist3: | 50.4 |
Dir3: | W |
Location3: | Beaudesert |
Dist4: | 87.8 |
Dir4: | SW |
Location4: | Brisbane CBD |
Lga: | Scenic Rim Region |
Stategov: | Scenic Rim |
Fedgov: | Wright |
Near-N: | Kalbar |
Near-Ne: | Kalbar |
Near-E: | Fassifern Valley |
Near-Se: | Morwincha |
Near-S: | Morwincha |
Near-Sw: | Aratula |
Near-W: | Frazerview |
Near-Nw: | Kalbar |
Fassifern is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Fassifern had a population of 18 people.
Reynolds Creek forms the eastern boundary, while Warrill Creek forms most of the western. Washpool Gully flows through from south-west to north-west, where it joins Warrill Creek.
The Cunningham Highway runs through from north-west to south-west, and Boonah-Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs east from the highway, forming most of the southern boundary.
The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.
The name Fassifern comes from a pastoral run name, used in 1846 by pastoralists John Cameron and Macquarie McDonald, possibly named for a place in Scotland called Fassifern.[1]
Fassifern Provisional School opened circa 1879 and closed circa 1887.
In the, Fassifern had a population of 21 people. The locality contained 12 households, in which 68.4% of the population were males and 31.6% of the population were females with a median age of 50, 12 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $575, $863 below the national average.
In the, Fassifern had a population of 18 people.
There are no schools in Fassifern. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the north-east and Aratula State School in neighbouring Aratula to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east.