Branchview, Queensland

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Branchview
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Branchview
Coordinates 27°37′09″S151°21′04″E / 27.6191°S 151.3511°E / -27.6191; 151.3511 (Branchview (centre of locality))
Population17 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.267/km2 (0.691/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Branchview:
Nangwee Norwin Norwin
Cecil Plains Branchview Bongeen
Condamine Plains Condamine Plains Brookstead

Branchview is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Branchview had a population of 17 people. [1]

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History

Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927 it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. [3] It was located on Clapham Road in Branchview (approx 27°35′19″S151°22′06″E / 27.5887°S 151.3683°E / -27.5887; 151.3683 (Norwin State School (former)) ). [4] [5]

Branch View State School opened on 2 April 1931. It closed in December 1942 but reopened in July 1943. It closed in December 1944 and did not reopen until 1952. It closed permanently in 1966. [3] The school was located on the southern corner of the intersection of Branchview Road and Nangwee Road ( 27°36′42″S151°20′10″E / 27.61163°S 151.33603°E / -27.61163; 151.33603 (Branch View State School (former)) ). [4] [5]

In the 2016 census Branchview had a population of 17 people. [1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [6]

Education

There are no schools in Branchview. The nearest primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring Cecil Plains to the north-west and Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Branchview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Branchview – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. 1 2 "Parish of Cecil Plains Sheet 1 County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.