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| Locality | Lower Tenthill |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Lockyer Valley Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.60402 |
| Longitude | 152.23892 |
| Population | 241 |
| Density | 9.2 /km² |
| Area | 26.1 km² |
| Elevation | 130 m |
| Postcode | 4343 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 79 km west |
Lower Tenthill is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 241. The locality covers an area of 26.1 km², giving a population density of about 9.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 130 m above sea level. It lies approximately 79 km west of Brisbane. Lower Tenthill is located at 27.6040°S, 152.2389°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4343. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Lower Tenthill rests in a crease of the Lockyer Valley, where the land begins its slow, patient ascent towards the Darling Downs. It lies 28.8 km east of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 5.9 km south-west of Gatton. The paddocks here are a patchwork of rich, dark soil, the colour of good chocolate, yielding to the gentle sweep of the terrain. Gnarled gum trees, their bark peeling like old parchment, punctuate the fields, their branches reaching towards a sky that shifts from the sharp, bright blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of dusk. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a scent of sun-warmed grass and something deeper, something of the earth itself being gently turned. The houses are scattered, often set back from the narrow ribbon of road, their verandas offering a quiet respite from the abundant Queensland sun.
The agricultural heart of Lower Tenthill beats with the rhythm of its fertile land, a legacy stretching back to early settlement. While once cattle grazed these slopes, the focus has largely shifted to horticulture, with farms producing a bounty of vegetables and fruits that find their way to markets further afield. The Lockyer Creek, a meandering waterway that has shaped the valley over millennia, whispers its presence nearby, its banks a haven for local birdlife. The character of Lower Tenthill is one of quiet industry, a place where generations have worked the soil, their lives intertwined with the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a resilience born from the land’s generous, and sometimes challenging, nature.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Lower Tenthill, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Lower Tenthill, in the Lockyer Valley Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Lower Tenthill includes the postcode (4343), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Lockyer Valley Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lower Tenthill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |