Gowrie Mountain, Queensland

Gowrie Mountain Queensland
Looking west along the Warrego Highway towards Gowrie Mountain, 2015
Gowrie Mountain
Coordinates	27°30′51″S151°49′12″E / 27.5141°S 151.82°E / -27.5141; 151.82 (Gowrie Mountain (centre of locality))
Population	222 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.5 km (6 mi) S of Kingsthorpe 12.7 km (8 mi) W of Wilsonton Heights 15.7 km (10 mi) WNW of Toowoomba CBD 143 km (89 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Gowrie Mountain: Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Gowrie Mountain Charlton Wellcamp Wellcamp Wellcamp

Gowrie Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Gowrie Mountain had a population of 222 people. ^[3]

Geography

The Warrego Highway forms the northern boundary of the locality while Dry Creek forms the southern boundary. The lower of the two peaks of Gowrie Mountain (630 metres above sea level) is in the far east of the locality while the higher peak (674 metres above sea level) is in the neighbouring locality of Charlton. ^[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain which, in turn, took its name from a corrupted Aboriginal word cowarie, which probably referred to Gowrie Creek, but which also referred to the freshwater mussel . ^[2]

Gowrie Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 May 1901, ^{[5] [6]} becoming Gowrie Mountain State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967. ^[7] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 95 Gowrie Mountain School Road ( 27°30′26″S151°48′09″E / 27.5072°S 151.8026°E / -27.5072; 151.8026 (Gowrie Mountain State School (former)) ), now within the present-day locality of Kingsthorpe. ^{[8] [4]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gowrie Mountain had a population of 224 people. ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Gowrie Mountain had a population of 222 people. ^[3]

Education

There are no schools in Gowrie Mountain. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the east. ^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gowrie Mountain (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Gowrie Mountain – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47955)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 November 2017.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gowrie Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XLII, no. 9, 731. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1900. p. 10. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
6. "LAND MATTERS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIX, no. 13, 871. Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1902. p. 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Parish of Isaac" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gowrie Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

External links

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