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Landscape along Knapp Creek Road, 2016
Knapp Creek Location in Queensland
Population	59 (2021 census)
• Density	0.697/km2 (1.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4285
Area	84.7 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Knapp Creek: Cannon Creek Kooralbyn Kooralbyn Cannon Creek Maroon Knapp Creek Tamrookum Maroon Tamrookum Creek Rathdowney Innisplain

Knapp Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people.

Geography

The locality is named after Knapps Creek, a tributary of the Logan River.

The locality has the following mountains:

• Knapps Peak (Miggun, Mount Hughes), in the south-west of the locality (28°07′42″S 152°44′55″E / 28.1284°S 152.7485°E / -28.1284; 152.7485 (Knapps Peak (Miggun, Mount Hughes))) 651 metres (2,136 ft)
• Prouts Hill, in the south-east of the locality (28°08′59″S 152°50′28″E / 28.1497°S 152.8411°E / -28.1497; 152.8411 (Prouts Hill)) 459 metres (1,506 ft)

History

Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910.

In 1979, Knapp Creek Environmental Park was gazetted under the Land Act of 1962.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people. The locality contains 29 households, in which 41.8% of the population are males and 58.2% of the population are females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,875, $437 above the national average.

In the 2021 census, Knapp Creek had a population of 59 people.