Kelvinhaugh, Queensland

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Kelvinhaugh
Queensland
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Kelvinhaugh
Coordinates 27°23′21″S151°46′07″E / 27.3891°S 151.7686°E / -27.3891; 151.7686 (Kelvinhaugh (centre of locality))
Population49 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.161/km2 (3.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4401
Area42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Kelvinhaugh:
Sabine
Greenwood
Silverleigh Silverleigh
Devon Park Kelvinhaugh Boodua
Oakey Oakey Yalangur

Kelvinhaugh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kelvinhaugh had a population of 49 people. [1]

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Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs along the western boundary. [3]

History

Mayburn Provisional School opened on 20 January 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Mayburn State School. On 30 July 1926, it was renamed Kelvinhaugh State School. It closed on 30 October 1952. [4] It was at 133 Wilthorn Kelvinhaugh Road ( 27°24′05″S151°46′05″E / 27.4013°S 151.7680°E / -27.4013; 151.7680 (Kelvinhaugh State School (former)) ). [5] [6]

The Wilthorn railway station was on the north-east corner of the Oakey Cooyar Road and the Wilthorn Kelvinhaugh Road ( 27°23′35″S151°43′12″E / 27.3930°S 151.7199°E / -27.3930; 151.7199 (Wilthorn railway station (former)) ). It was on the former Cooyar railway line. [5] [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kelvinhaugh had a population of 44 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Kelvinhaugh had a population of 49 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kelvinhaugh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Kelvinhaugh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49181)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Google (18 January 2022). "Kelvinhaugh, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. 1 2 "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kelvinhaugh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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