Evanslea, Queensland

Evanslea Queensland
Evanslea
Coordinates	27°31′17″S151°31′05″E / 27.5213°S 151.5180°E / -27.5213; 151.5180 (Evanslea (centre of locality))
Population	31 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.529/km2 (1.370/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4356
Area	58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	25.4 km (16 mi) SSW of Jondaryan 49 km (30 mi) W of Toowoomba 176 km (109 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Evanslea: Mount Moriah Jondaryan Yargullen Bongeen Evanslea Mount Irving Bongeen Mount Tyson Mount Tyson

Evanslea is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Evanslea had a population of 31 people. ^[1]

Norillee is a neighbourhood ( 27°34′00″S151°29′00″E / 27.5666°S 151.4833°E / -27.5666; 151.4833 (Norillee) ). ^[3]

Geography

Evanslea has the following mountains:

• Mount Russell ( 27°33′37″S151°31′03″E / 27.5604°S 151.5176°E / -27.5604; 151.5176 (Mount Russell) ) 501 metres (1,644 ft) ^{[4] [5]}
• Mount Taylor ( 27°33′52″S151°32′05″E / 27.5644°S 151.5347°E / -27.5644; 151.5347 (Mount Taylor) ) 534 metres (1,752 ft) ^{[4] [6]}

Evanslea railway station is an abandoned railway station on the closed Cecil Plains railway line ( 27°34′05″S151°30′38″E / 27.5681°S 151.5105°E / -27.5681; 151.5105 (Evanslea railway station (former)) ). ^{[7] [8]}

The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation, mostly in the south-east of the locality. ^[7]

Road infrastructure

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west. ^[9]

History

The locality takes its name from the Evanslea railway station, which was named after Charles Barnard Evans, Commissioner for Railways in Queensland from 1911 to 1918. ^[10] The railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line opened in September 1915 with Evanslea as its terminus. It was subsequently extended to Cecil Plains. ^[11]

The neighbourhood of Norillee takes its name from the Norillee railway station (in neighbouring Bongeen), which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on12 December 1918. It is an Aboriginal name meaning mountain ridge or series of peaks. ^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Evanslea had a population of 41 people. ^[12]

In the 2021 census, Evanslea had a population of 31 people. ^[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: ^[13]

• Mount Russell ( 27°33′54″S151°31′07″E / 27.5649°S 151.5185°E / -27.5649; 151.5185 (Mount Russell (homestead)) )
• Poplar ( 27°29′32″S151°32′27″E / 27.4923°S 151.5408°E / -27.4923; 151.5408 (Poplar (homestead)) )
• Prairie View ( 27°32′21″S151°30′44″E / 27.5392°S 151.5122°E / -27.5392; 151.5122 (Prairie View (homestead)) )
• Rockwood ( 27°30′46″S151°31′46″E / 27.5128°S 151.5295°E / -27.5128; 151.5295 (Rockwood (homestead)) )
• Shiralee ( 27°33′58″S151°30′32″E / 27.5660°S 151.5089°E / -27.5660; 151.5089 (Shiralee (homestead)) )
• Valhalla ( 27°31′38″S151°31′04″E / 27.5272°S 151.5177°E / -27.5272; 151.5177 (Valhalla (homestead)) )

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Evanslea (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Evanslea – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 50290)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Norillee – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 24522)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Mount Russell – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 29359)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Taylor – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 33462)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
8. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. Evanslea, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. "Evanslea – railway station in Toowoomba Region (entry 12017)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2017.
11. "Oakey to Mount Russell Line". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 995. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Evanslea (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.