Maidenhead, Queensland

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Maidenhead
Queensland
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Maidenhead
Coordinates 29°07′10″S151°23′06″E / 29.1194°S 151.385°E / -29.1194; 151.385 (Maidenhead (centre of locality))
Population20 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4385
Area79.1 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Maidenhead:
Bonshaw Glenlyon Riverton
Watsons Crossing Maidenhead Dumaresq Valley (NSW)
Watsons Crossing Bonshaw (NSW) Dumaresq Valley (NSW)

Maidenhead is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. [3] In the 2021 census, Maidenhead had a population of 20 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the south and east by the Dumaresq River, which is also the border between Queensland and New South Wales. [3]

Riverton Road enters the locality from the south-west (Watsons Crossing) and loosely follows the course of the river until it exits to the north-west (Riverton). [4]

The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing close to the Dumaresq River and in the centre of the locality. [5]

History

The locality is named after an early pastoral run, which appears on an 1883 map. [2] [6] As at 2025, there was still a Maidenhead pastoral property in the locality. [7]

Land in Maidenhead was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 21 square miles (54 km2) were available. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Maidenhead had a population of 14 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Maidenhead had a population of 20 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Maidenhead. The nearest government school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools providing education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maidenhead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Maidenhead – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; State border; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Property names; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maidenhead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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