Draper, Queensland

27°21′29″S 152°55′01″E / 27.3580°S 152.9169°E / -27.3580; 152.9169 (Draper (centre of locality))Population676 (2016 census)^[1] • Density71.2/km² (184.3/sq mi)Postcode(s)4520Area9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

• 4.5 km (3 mi) N of Samford Village
• 11.1 km (7 mi) W of Albany Creek
• 12.7 km (8 mi) NNW of Ferny Grove
• 16.0 km (10 mi) SW of Strathpine
• 26.3 km (16 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD

LGA(s)City of Moreton BayState electorate(s)Pine RiversFederal division(s)Dickson

Suburbs around Draper:
Closeburn	Clear Mountain	Eatons Hill
Yugar	Draper	Bunya
Samford Valley	Samford Valley	Ferny Hills

Draper is a rural residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Draper had a population of 676 people.^[1]

Geography

Part of the southern boundary is marked by the South Pine River while the northern boundary follows Cedar Creek.^[3]

Drapers Crossing is a ford (27°21′01″S 152°55′07″E / 27.3502°S 152.9186°E / -27.3502; 152.9186 (Drapers Crossing)) over the South Pine River.^[4]

Eatons Crossing is a ford (27°20′41″S 152°54′40″E / 27.3448°S 152.9112°E / -27.3448; 152.9112 (Eatons Crossing)) over Cedar Creek.^[5]

The land use is predominantly large-lot residential with some areas of farming, mostly grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

History

The locality is named after settler Jacob Draper. He was born in Wiltshire, England in 1841. He immigrated to Moreton Bay in 1861. He died at Bunya in 1913.^[2] Drapers Crossing is also named after him.^[4]

In the 2011 census, Draper recorded a population of 653 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.^[6] The median age of the Draper population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 76.6% of people living in Draper were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, South Africa 3.4%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.7%, Canada 1.2%. 93.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Afrikaans, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.5% French, 0.5% Italian.^[6]

In the 2016 census, Draper had a population of 676 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Draper. The nearest primary schools are Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-west, Eatons Hill State School in neighbouring Eatons Hill to the north-east, and Patrick Road State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south and Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek to the east.^[3]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in Draper, including:

• Jacob Draper Reserve (27°21′15″S 152°55′13″E / 27.3543°S 152.9203°E / -27.3543; 152.9203 (Jacob Draper Reserve))^[7]
• Reginald Draper Reserve (27°21′38″S 152°55′09″E / 27.3605°S 152.9193°E / -27.3605; 152.9193 (Reginald Draper Reserve))^[7]
• Richard Lawson Park (27°20′45″S 152°53′21″E / 27.3459°S 152.8892°E / -27.3459; 152.8892 (Richard Lawson Park))^[7]
• Thomas Draper Reserve (27°21′31″S 152°55′30″E / 27.3587°S 152.9251°E / -27.3587; 152.9251 (Thomas Draper Reserve))^[7]
• Thomas Morrison Reserve (27°20′53″S 152°55′05″E / 27.3481°S 152.9180°E / -27.3481; 152.9180 (Thomas Morrison Reserve))^[7]
• Yugar Park (27°21′07″S 152°53′28″E / 27.3520°S 152.8911°E / -27.3520; 152.8911 (Yugar Park))^[7]

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