Closeburn, Queensland

Closeburn is part of the wider Samford valley. It is roughly {{convert|28|km}} north-west of Brisbane.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Closeburn is a blend of acreage properties and small farms. Access to Closeburn from Brisbane is along Samford Road and Mount Samson Road.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The watercourse Cedar Creek enters the locality from the west (the locality of Cedar Creek) and exits to the south-east and east (Yugar / Draper / Clear Mountain).

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.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 353 Cedar Creek Road ({{Coord|-27.3410|152.8349|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Closeburn State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1929|title=Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2553|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-20chain-queensland-sh2553-1929.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310041045/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-20chain-queensland-sh2553-1929.jpg |archive-date=10 March 2021 }}

The Cedar Creek Public Hall opened in 1925.

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Closeburn recorded a population of 507 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30381|name=Closeburn (State Suburb)|accessdate=17 February 2017|quick=on}} The median age of the Closeburn population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 80.7% of people living in Closeburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1.2%, Finland 1%, Croatia 1%. 95.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Afrikaans, 0.8% Finnish, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Closeburn had a population of 594 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30636|name=Closeburn (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Closeburn had a population of 562 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30631|name=Closeburn (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:Interior, Cedar Creek Public Hall, Closeburn, 2020 01.jpg

Closeburn contains:

File:Memorial to soldier Sydney Allan Cartwright in Sydney Cartwright Park, Closeburn, 2020 01.jpg

• Cedar Creek Public Hall at 2 Andrew Road ({{Coord|-27.3257|152.8648|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Cedar Creek Public Hall}}) containing the Closeburn Honour Roll for World War II{{Cite web|title=Cedar Creek Public Hall|url=https://www.cedarcreekpublichall.org.au/|access-date=2021-02-02|language=en-US|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130072045/https://www.cedarcreekpublichall.org.au/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History|url=https://www.cedarcreekpublichall.org.au/?page_id=41|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320062736/https://www.cedarcreekpublichall.org.au/?page_id=41|archive-date=20 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Cedar Creek Public Hall|language=en-US}}
• a Telstra exchange; as such households in the area are able to obtain ADSL or ADSL2+ access,
• Closeburn rural fire brigade at 8 Andrew Road ({{Coord|-27.3253|152.8658|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Closeburn Rural Fire Brigade}}){{Cite web|title=Closeburn Rural Fire Brigade – Your local volunteers|url=http://closeburn.org.au/|access-date=2021-02-03|language=en-US|archive-date=5 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805235644/http://closeburn.org.au/|url-status=live}}

Sydney Cartwright Park on Andrew Road ({{Coord|-27.3266|152.8657|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Sydney Cartwright Park}}) between has a memorial to soldier Sydney Allan Cartwright who died as a prisoner of war in World War II in Siam.{{Citation|title=Memorial to soldier Sydney Allan Cartwright in Sydney Cartwright Park, Closeburn, 2020|date=2020-08-16|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_to_soldier_Sydney_Allan_Cartwright_in_Sydney_Cartwright_Park,_Closeburn,_2020_01.jpg|volume=|pages=|access-date=2021-02-03|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203010631/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_to_soldier_Sydney_Allan_Cartwright_in_Sydney_Cartwright_Park,_Closeburn,_2020_01.jpg|url-status=live}}

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There are no schools in Closeburn. The nearest primary schools are Mount Samson State School in neighbouring Mount Samson to the north-west and Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 March 2021}}

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• {{Citation|author1=Appleton, Louise|title=Centenary Samford State School, 1872-1972 : history of the Samford State School and also history in brief of Camp Mountain Provisional School and Closeburn, Highvale and Parker State Schools in the Samford Valley|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32778031|publication-date=1972}}

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Category:Localities in Queensland