词条 | Palen Creek, Queensland |
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| type = suburb | name = Palen Creek | city = | state = qld | image = StateLibQld 1 132372 Driving across Palen Creek, 1934.jpg | image_upright = 0.8 | caption = Driving across Palen Creek, 1934 | pop = 219 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | established = | postcode = 4287 | area = | dist1 = | dir1 = | location1 = | lga = Scenic Rim Region | stategov = Scenic Rim | fedgov = Wright | near-n = Rathdowney | near-ne = Running Creek | near-e = Running Creek | near-se = Findon Creek | near-s = Sawpit Creek | near-sw = Dairy Flat | near-w = Barney View Mount Barney Mount Lindesay | near-nw = Rathdowney }}Palen Creek is a locality along the southern Queensland border in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] At the {{CensusAU|2011}} Palen Creek and surrounds recorded a population of 219.[2] The terrain is rugged with many sloped sections heavily vegetated. Lower elevations start at around 90 metres above sea level while in the south the McPherson Range climbs above 600 metres. In the southeast lies multiple sections of Palen State Forest and part of Mount Barney National Park. On the slopes of Mount Giles in the west is another forest reserve. Between the two, the Mount Lindesay Highway winds along the valley floor. The Palen Creek Correctional Centre is located on the highway in the south west. The facility can hold up to 170 low security prisoners in a campus style rural environment.[3] Heritage listingsPalen Creek has the following heritage-listed sites:
References1. ^{{cite QPN|45180|Palen Creek|accessdate=10 February 2015}} 2. ^1 {{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31285 |name=Palen Creek (State Suburb) |accessdate=28 March 2016 |quick=on}} 3. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/About_Us/The_Department/Custodial_Corrections/Palen_Creek_Correctional_Centre/index.shtml |title=Palen Creek Correctional Centre |author= |accessdate=27 March 2016 |publisher=Department of Community Safety }} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Local Heritage Register|url=http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/717563/41748830/Scenic%20Rim%20Local%20Heritage%20Register.pdf|publisher=Scenic Rim Regional Council|accessdate=9 February 2015}} External links{{commonscat-inline|Palen Creek, Queensland}}{{coord|-28.2886|152.8069|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=title}}{{Scenic Rim Region}} 1 : Scenic Rim Region |
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