Draper is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Draper had a population of 695 people.

Geography

Part of the southern boundary is marked by the

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while the northern boundary follows Cedar Creek. Drapers Crossing is a ford () over the South Pine River. Eatons Crossing is a ford () over Cedar Creek. The land use is predominantly large-lot residential with some areas of farming, mostly

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality is named after settler Jacob Draper. He was born in

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, England in 1841. He immigrated to

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in 1861. He died at Bunya in 1913. Drapers Crossing is also named after him.

Demographics

In the , Draper recorded a population of 653 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. 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. In the , Draper had a population of 676 people. In the , Draper had a population of 695 people.

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 Eatons Hill is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eatons Hill had a population of 7,822 people. Its postcode is 4037. Geography South Pine River forms most of the souther ...

to the north-east, and Patrick Road State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are

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in Ferny Grove to the south and Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek to the east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in Draper, including: * Jacob Draper Reserve () * Reginald Draper Reserve () * Richard Lawson Park () * Thomas Draper Reserve () * Thomas Morrison Reserve () * Yugar Park ()

References

{{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland