Templin, Queensland

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Suburb of Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia

27°58′16″S 152°38′51″E / 27.9711°S 152.6474°E / -27.9711; 152.6474 (Templin (centre of locality))Population86 (2016 census)^[1] • Density7.05/km² (18.26/sq mi)Postcode(s)4310Area12.2 km² (4.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

4.8 km (3 mi) NW of Boonah
43.2 km (27 mi) W of Beaudesert
52.1 km (32 mi) SSW of Ipswich CBD
94.5 km (59 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD

LGA(s)Scenic Rim RegionState electorate(s)Scenic Rim Federal division(s)Wright

Suburbs around Templin:
Kalbar	Kalbar	Teviotville
Fassifern Valley	Templin	Hoya
Mount French	Mount French	Kents Pocket

Templin is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Templin had a population of 86 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]

In the 2016 census, Templin had a population of 86 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 / -27.9738; 152.6504 (Templin State School (former))): former Templin State School ^[11]

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 / -27.9738; 152.6504 (Templin Historical Village)); the museum is operated by the Fassifern Historical Society.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Templin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "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.