Highgrove, Queensland

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Highgrove
Queensland
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Highgrove
Coordinates 27°06′32″S151°46′03″E / 27.1088°S 151.7675°E / -27.1088; 151.7675 (Highgrove (centre of locality))
Population29 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.103/km2 (2.86/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Highgrove:
Narko Nutgrove Thornville
Narko Highgrove Coalbank
Evergreen Doctor Creek Doctor Creek

Highgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Highgrove had a population of 29 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds the locality to the north and east. [3]

The Oakey Cooyar Road traverses the locality entering from the south-east (Evergreen) and exiting to the north (Nutgrove). [3]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality. [3]

History

In the 2016 census Highgrove had a population of 29 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Highgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Highgrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Highgrove – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.