Bonshaw Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Tobacco curing in the Bonshaw district, Queensland, circa 1903 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°00′22″S151°19′39″E / 29.0061°S 151.3275°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 25 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.205/km2 (0.531/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Bonshaw is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. [3] In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people. [1]
The Dumaresq River (sometimes called the Severn River) forms the western boundary of the locality and also the state border with New South Wales. [4] The Bonshaw Weir is across the river ( 28°59′10″S151°16′35″E / 28.98605°S 151.27648°E ).
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing along the Dumaresq River. [5]
The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run visible on an 1883 map, [2] [6] but appears in newspaper mentions as early as 1845. [7]
Land in Bonshaw was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 20 square miles (52 km2) were available. [8]
Construction commenced on the Bonshaw Weir on 22 June 1949, [9] [10] [11] but construction was far slower than expected and the costs increased significantly over original estimates. [12] [13] It was completed in May 1953. [14]
In the 2016 census, Bonshaw had a population of 40 people. [15]
In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people. [1]
There are no schools in Bonshaw. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Texas State School (Early Childhood to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [16]