Palen Creek, Queensland


Palen Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders New South Wales. In the, Palen Creek had a population of 280 people.
Tylerville is a neighbourhood within Palen Creek.

Geography

The terrain is rugged with many sloped sections heavily vegetated. Lower elevations start at around above sea level while in the south the McPherson Range climbs above. 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.
Palen Creek rises in the south of locality, just north of the border with New South Wales. It then flows north through the locality towards Rathdowney, where it becomes a tributary of the Logan River.
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.

History

In 1877, were resumed from the Melcombe and Palen pastoral runs and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.
Timber was an important early industry and there were two sawmills, one at Palen Creek owned by Campbells and one at Tylerville owned by Alfred John Raymond. These no longer exist.
Palen Creek Provisional School opened on 23 October 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Palen Creek State School. It and closed in 1962. It was located near the Palen Creek School Road junction with the Mount Lindesay Highway.
Tylerville State School opened on 18 January 1909. It closed on 1962. It was located on Mount Lindesay Highway.
At the Palen Creek and surrounds recorded a population of 219.
In the, Palen Creek had a population of 280 people.

Heritage listings

Palen Creek has the following heritage-listed sites:
There are no schools in Palen Creek. The nearest primary school is Rathdowney State School in neighbouring Rathdowney. The nearest secondary schools are Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert and Boonah State High School in Boonah.