Peak Crossing is a rural community that straddles the local government boundaries of the City of Ipswich and the Scenic Rim Regional Council. The origin of the town name refers to the road crossing of Purga Creek, near the Peak Crossing School. It was initially called Peak Mountain Crossing but the name was later simplified. One of the first Cobb and Co staging points south of Ipswich was at Peak Crossing. One of the early roads to the Darling Downs passed through this area. The road started in Ipswich, then went over the One Mile River crossing, past Rockton Road (now called Mt Flinders Road) where the Beehive Inn catered for travellers, then on through Peak Crossing, past Balbi's Inn near present-day Lake Moogerah and up Spicer's Peak Road. ¹

The area's primary industries are farming and mining, which is the result of limestone being discovered in the area in the late 1890s. ² The town offers views of several mountains including Mount Goolman, Ivorys Rock (Muntambin), Mount Blaine and Flinders Peak. Also located here is the Flinders Peak Conservation Park and sections of the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate. These parks are used for bushwalking, horse riding, mountain bike riding and camping. ³

Population:

1016 ⁴

Postcode:

4306

Location:

45 km southwest of Brisbane

Main Roads:

Ipswich-Boonah (SR93 / TD16)

Radio Stations:

DAB+:

4BC Brisbane, 4ZZZ, 96five, 97.3 80s, 97.3 90s, B105, ABC Classic, ABC Classic 2, ABC Country, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen, ABC News Radio, ABC Radio Brisbane, ABC Radio National, ABC Sport, Blender Beats, CADA, Chemist Warehouse Remix, Classic Hits 4BH, Coles Radio, Dance Hits, Double J, Global (4EB), Heart Brisbane, Heart Hits Brisbane, iHeartCountry, Inspire, MBS Light, KIIS 97.3, News Talk Sport, Nova 106.9, Nova Fresh Country, OldSkool 80s Hits, OldSkool 90s Hits, RadioTAB, Reading Radio, RnB Fridays, SBS Radio, SEN Fanatic, SEN Vic, SENQ, SmoothFM Brisbane, Switch Brisbane, TikTok Trending on iHeartRadio, Triple A Murri Country, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, Triple M 2000s, Triple M 80s, Triple M 90s, Triple M Brisbane 104.5, Triple M Classic Rock, Triple M Country and Zed Digital

FM:

ABC Classic (106.1 MHz), B105 (105.3 MHz), Faith FM (87.6 MHz), KIIS 97.3 FM (97.3 MHz), Nova (106.9 MHz), RIM FM (100.1 MHz), River 94.9 (MHz), SBS Radio (93.3 MHz), Triple J (107.7 MHz), Triple M Brisbane 104.5 (104.5 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (88.0 MHz)

AM:

4BH (1116 kHz), ABC News Radio (936 kHz), ABC Radio Brisbane (612 kHz), ABC Radio National (792 kHz), ABC Southern QLD (747 kHz), RadioTAB (1008 kHz) and SENQ (693 kHz)

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Kalbar-Peaking Crossing Road:

Breathtaking backdrop over Peak Crossing, as seen from Kalbar-Peaking Crossing Road, June 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

¹ Ipswich City Council, Ipswich Libraries, Picture Ipswich, Peak Crossing.
² Scenic Rim Regional Council, Our Community, About Scenic Rim, Towns and Villages, Peak Crossing.
³ Ipswich City Council, Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate brochure.
⁴ Australian Government, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census Data, 2021, Peak Crossing, Census All persons QuickStats, Suburbs and Localities, SAL32288.