Plainby, Queensland

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Plainby
Queensland
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Plainby
Coordinates 27°16′12″S151°58′17″E / 27.27°S 151.9713°E / -27.27; 151.9713 (Plainby (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°16′12″S151°58′17″E / 27.27°S 151.9713°E / -27.27; 151.9713 (Plainby (centre of locality))
Population44 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.155/km2 (2.99/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4355
Area38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Plainby:
Upper Pinelands Upper Pinelands Pinelands
Bergen Plainby Crows Nest
Douglas Douglas Whichello
Groomsville

Plainby is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Plainby had a population of 44 people. [1]

History

The locality takes its name from its school. [2]

A United Methodist Church opened in August 1900. The "neat little building" was 30 by 26 feet (9.1 by 7.9 m) and built by Joseph Butters of Toowoomba. Over 300 people attended the opening. [3] [4]

Plainby Provisional School opened circa 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Plainby State School. It closed in 1959. [5]

In the 2016 census Plainby had a population of 44 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Plainby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Plainby – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49231)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "PLAINBY". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser (6013). Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 31 October 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "PLAINBY". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser (6013). Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0