| Type: | suburb |
| Lower Tenthill | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.6038°N 152.2386°W |
| Pop: | 236 |
| Postcode: | 4343 |
| Area: | 26.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 7.5 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Gatton |
| Dist2: | 33.0 |
| Dir2: | E |
| Location2: | Toowoomba |
| Dist3: | 99.1 |
| Dir3: | WSW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Lockyer Valley Region |
| Stategov: | Lockyer |
| Fedgov: | Wright |
| Near-N: | Placid Hills |
| Near-Ne: | Gatton |
| Near-E: | Woodlands |
| Near-Se: | Ropeley |
| Near-S: | Upper Tenthill |
| Near-Sw: | Ma Ma Creek |
| Near-W: | Winwill |
| Near-Nw: | Grantham |
Lower Tenthill is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people.
Agriculture has developed along Tenthill Creek which also forms part of both the south-western and north-eastern boundary of Lower Tenthill. Lower Tenthill Weir on Tenthill Creek, has a storage capacity of 70 ML and is used for the purpose of recharging groundwater supplies.[2] The northern boundary follows Lockyer Creek. Two other creeks cross the area - Ma Ma Creek and Deep Creek. The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin.
The Gatton-Helidon Road runs just inside part of the northern boundary. The Gatton–Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes through from north to west.
The name Tenthill comes from the name of a pastoral property established by 1845 by Phillip Friell.[3]
Tent Hill State School opened in 1873.[4] It was renamed Tent Hill Lower State School in 1876. However it was unofficially known as Lower Tent Hill State School.
At the, Lower Tenthill recorded a population of 333.
In the, Lower Tenthill had a population of 252 people.
In the, Lower Tenthill had a population of 236 people.
Tent Hill Lower State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 90 Lower Tenthill Road (-27.592°N 152.2363°W).[5] [6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 5 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[8]
There are no secondary schools in Lower Tenthill. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in neighbouring Gatton to the north-east.