Jones Gully, Queensland

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Jones Gully
Queensland
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Jones Gully
Coordinates 27°10′33″S152°00′26″E / 27.1758°S 152.0072°E / -27.1758; 152.0072 (Jones Gully (centre of locality))
Population15 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.06/km2 (2.76/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4355
Area14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Jones Gully:
Emu Creek Pierces Creek Pierces Creek
Glenaven Jones Gully Pierces Creek
Glenaven Pinelands Mountain Camp

Jones Gully is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Jones Gully had a population of 15 people. [1]

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Geography

The New England Highway forms a small section of the south-eastern boundary of the locality, entering from and exiting to Glenaven. [3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. [4]

History

Jones Gully State School opened circa 1932 under head teacher Mr H. J. Wootton. [5] [6] It was officially opened on Saturday 12 March 1932 by Arthur Edward Moore, the Queensland Premier. [7] [8] It closed circa 1955 when a larger school was built at Crows Nest to replace a number of small local schools. [9] [10] Jones Gully State School was on the south-eastern corner of Jones Gully Road and Tigell Road ( 27°10′29″S152°00′40″E / 27.1747°S 152.0112°E / -27.1747; 152.0112 (Jones Gully State School (former)) ). [11] [12] [13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Jones Gully had a population of 14 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, Jones Gully had a population of 15 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Jones Gully. The nearest government primary schools are Crow's Nest State School in Crows Nest to the south-east and Haden State School in Haden to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jones Gully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Jones Gully – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47975)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 928. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "DISTRICT NEWS". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXX, no. 300. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "PERSONAL". The Brisbane Courier . No. 23, 127. Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "CROW'S NEST". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXXI, no. 301. Queensland, Australia. 19 December 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "APPROVAL GIVEN FOR AREA SCHOOL IN DISTRICT". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . 6 July 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jones Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.


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