| Corfield Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 The historic Corfield Pub. A sign promoting the Corfield Cup can also be seen. | |||||||||||||||
  Corfield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°42′47″S143°22′30″E / 21.7130°S 143.375°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 158 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4733 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Winton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Corfield is a town and locality in the Shire of Winton in north-western Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Corfield had a population of 158 people. [1]
The town is on the Kennedy Developmental Road —the road linking Winton and Hughenden —1,438 kilometres (894 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 513 kilometres (319 mi) south west of the regional centre of Townsville. The Landsborough Highway also passes through the locality (but not through the town) merging with the Kennedy Developmental Road just before crossing into Winton. The Central Western railway line passes through the south of the locality to its terminus at Winton railway station. [4] The Richmond–Winton Road follows a section of the north-western boundary. [5]
The principal land use is cattle grazing. [4]
As the boundaries of Winton hug the grid layout of its streets, a number of Winton's facilities are actually located in Corfield. These include the Winton Golf Course and the Winton Showground and Racecourse. As Winton uses bore water from the Great Artesian Basin, this water emerges at 83 to 86 °C (181 to 187 °F) and is cooled in ponds in Corfield to 44 °C (111 °F) before it is circulated through Winton. [6]
Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland, particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders, including Dutton River, Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia, Richmond, Corfield, Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin. [7]
In its earlier incarnation as a Cobb & Co changing station along the Hughenden to Winton mail route, the locality was named Manuka—after a nearby sheep station. [8]
When the railway linking Hughenden and Winton was built in 1899, the town was moved 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west to the line and renamed Corfield after William Henry Corfield —a local carrier and businessman, who, as Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gregory 1888-99 lobbied for the rail link. [8] [2] The population of the town peaked at around thirty to forty residents and facilities included "five railway houses, plus the station master’s house, a post office, two petrol depots, a hotel and a school and teacher’s house ... a goods shed and railway building." [8]
Corfield Post Office opened on 5 October 1898 and closed in 1991. [9]
Corfield State School opened on 4 February 1957 and closed on 31 January 1975. It reopened on 27 January 1976 but closed again on 15 December 1989. [10]
In the 2006 census, the locality of Corfield and the surrounding area had a population of 162 people. [11]
In the 2011 census, the locality of Corfield and the surrounding area had a population of 380 people. [12]
As at 2012, the population of the town of Corfield had declined with a permanent town population of seven. [13]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Corfield had a population of 183 people. [14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Corfield had a population of 158 people. [1]
There are no schools in Corfield. The nearest government school is Winton State School in Winton the south-west, which provides primary and secondary schooling (Prep to Year 12). [15] However, due to distance, this school is only accessible by students living in the south-west of Corfield. The other options are distance education and boarding school. [16]
The Corfield Pub is the main community facility in the village. [13]
The major social event in Corfield is the Corfield Cup horse race run in early August—a pun on the better known Caulfield Cup horse race run in Melbourne. [13]
Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford shires. Longreach is a well known tourist destination due to its aviation history and importance. In the 2021 census, the locality of Longreach had a population of 3,124.
Winton is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Winton in Central West Queensland, Australia. It is 177 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Longreach. The main industries of the area are sheep and cattle raising. The town was named in 1876 by postmaster Robert Allen, after his place of birth, Winton, Dorset. Winton was the first home of the airline Qantas. In the 2021 census, the locality of Winton had a population of 856 people.
Hughenden is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Hughenden had a population of 1,113 people.
The Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. The road continues as the Barkly Highway from Cloncurry to the Northern Territory border at Camooweal and beyond. The Flinders Highway passes a number of small outback towns and typical outback landscape predominates towards the inland. It was known as National Route 78 before Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system being adopted in Australia and is now designated as A6. The highway is also known as Overlanders Way. Its entire length is part of the National Land Transport Network.
The Flinders River is the longest river in Queensland, Australia, at approximately 1,004 kilometres (624 mi). It was named in honour of the explorer Matthew Flinders. The catchment is sparsely populated and mostly undeveloped. The Flinders rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in North West Queensland and flows generally north-west through the Gulf Country, across a large, flat clay pan, before entering the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Landsborough is a town and a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Landsborough had a population of 4,446 people.
Richmond is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Richmond had a population of 578 people.
The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 53,814 square kilometres (20,777.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Winton. It is named after Winton, Dorset, England, the birthplace of Robert Allen, the first white settler in the Winton (Queensland) area.
The Shire of Flinders is a local government area in north-western Queensland, Australia.
Nebo is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Nebo had a population of 857 people.
The Barcaldine Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which had existed for over a century.
Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kynuna had a population of 52 people.
Maxwelton is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Richmond in central north Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Maxwelton had a population of 32 people.
Prairie is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Prairie had a population of 116 people.
Torrens Creek is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Torrens Creek had a population of 46 people.
Stamford is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Stamford had a population of 77 people.
Dutton River is a rural locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dutton River had a population of 66 people.
Tangorin is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tangorin had a population of 47 people.
Tablederry is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tablederry had a population of 32 people.
Richmond–Winton Road is a continuous 145 kilometres (90 mi) road route in the Richmond and Winton local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It is part of the shortest route from the Croydon / Georgetown area to Winton and Longreach. It is also part of the inland freight network linking cattle properties to major freight routes on the Landsborough and Flinders highways.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Guugu Yimithirr". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
