Clumber, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Clumber
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Landscape in Clumber, 2022 02.jpg
| caption = Looking from Spicers Gap Road across Clumber to Mount Greville, 2022
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.0797|152.4547|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Clumber (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 91
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4309
| area = 56.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 27.3
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Boonah| dist2 = 63.5
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Ipswich
| dist3 = 65.7
| dir3 = WSW
| location3 = Beaudesert
| dist4 = 103
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane CBD
| lga = Scenic Rim Region
| stategov = Scenic Rim
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Tarome
| near-ne = Mount Edwards
| near-e = Moogerah
| near-se = Moogerah
| near-s = Emu Vale
| near-sw = Swanfels
| near-w = Tregony
| near-nw = Tarome
}}
Clumber is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45129|Clumber|locality in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=20 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Clumber had a population of 91 people.
Geography
Clumber has the following mountains, five of them on the Great Dividing Range (from north to south):
- Mount Mathieson ({{coord|-28.0644|152.4230|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Mathieson}})
- Mount Alphen ({{coord|-28.0759|152.4295|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Alphen}}) {{convert|683|m}}{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|470|Mount Alphen|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Spicers Peak (also known as Barguggan) ({{coord|-28.0986|152.4022|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Spicers Peak (Barguggan)}}) {{convert|1222|m}}{{cite QPN|48275|Spicers Peak|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Cuthbertson Peaks ({{coord|-28.1042|152.4127|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Cuthbertson Peaks}}){{cite QPN|42254|Cuthbertson Peaks|mountain in Scenic Rim Regional|access-date=20 July 2021}}
- Double Top ({{coord|-28.1135|152.4117|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Double Top}}) {{convert|1150|m}}{{cite QPN|10426|Double Top|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
while Browne Hill ({{coord|-28.0846|152.4735|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Browne Hill}}) rising to {{convert|355|m}} is in the east of the locality.
Spicers Gap (also known as Calloongpah) is a mountain pass over the Great Dividing Range. ({{coord|-28.0852|152.4176|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Spicers Gap (Calloongpah)}}); it lie between Mount Alphen and Spicers Peak.
History
On 23 April 1890, a railway survey party exploring the route to connect the Maryvale railway line with the Mount Edwards railway line to create the Via Recta railway line named Mount Mathieson after John Mathieson, the Queensland Commissioner for Railways.{{cite QPN|21215|Mount Mathieson|mountain in Scenic Rim Regional|access-date=20 July 2021}}
In 2001, Cuthbertson Peaks were named after Jim Cuthbertson, for his contributions to the Scenic Rim district. He was a member of the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Clumber had a population of 60 people. The locality contains 37 households, in which 48.3% of the population are males and 51.7% of the population are females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,187, $251 below the national average.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30639|name=Clumber (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Clumber had a population of 91 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30634|name=Clumber (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Clumber. The nearest government primary school is Aratula State School in Aratula to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 January 2022}}
Attractions
Governors Chair Lookout is a tourist attraction ({{coord|-28.0862|152.4186|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Governors Chair Lookout}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Tourist points - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
{{commons category|Clumber, Queensland}}
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{{Scenic Rim Region}}