Redwood, Queensland

Redwood Toowoomba,  Queensland
Warrego Highway, 2014
Redwood
Coordinates	27°34′05″S151°59′20″E / 27.5680°S 151.9888°E / -27.5680; 151.9888 Coordinates: 27°34′05″S151°59′20″E / 27.5680°S 151.9888°E / -27.5680; 151.9888
Population	170 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	39.5/km2 (102/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5 km (3 mi) E of Toowoomba
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Redwood: Mount Lofty Prince Henry Heights Withcott East Toowoomba Redwood Withcott Rangeville Rangeville Rangeville

Redwood is a rural locality on the outskirts of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2016 census, Redwood had a population of 170 people. ^[1]

Geography

Redwood is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the Toowoomba city centre. Half of the suburb's area consists of the 2,243-hectare (5,540-acre) bushland Redwood Park, ^[3] after which the suburb was named in 1981; ^[2] the rest, to the south of the highway, is mostly crown land. The residents of Redwood live along the suburb's western boundary with East Toowoomba along the ridge line of the Great Dividing Range at approximately 650 metres (2,130 ft) above sea level, while the rest of locality descends to the east to approximately 360 metres (1,180 ft) at the locality's eastern boundary with Withcott. ^{[4] [5]}

The Warrego Highway which connects Ipswich to Toowoomba and towns west of Toowoomba passes through Redwood using the Old Tollbar Road and the Toowoomba Connection Road. This was the major road access over the Great Dividing Range to/from Toowoomba until September 2019 when the Toowoomba Bypass Road (informally known as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing) opened to the north-east of Toowoomba. ^[5]

History

In 2006, the locality had a SEIFA score of 1171, placing it ahead of all other localities in the district. ^[6]

In the 2011 census, Redwood had a population of 17 people. ^[7]

In the 2016 census, Redwood had a population of 170 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Glen Alpine villa, 2014

The locality is home to the heritage-listed Glen Alpine villa at 32-36 East Street. ^[8]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Redwood, Queensland .

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Redwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Redwood – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48051)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
3. "Redwood - Redwood Park". Toowoomba Regional Council . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
4. Brisway Publishing (2008). Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. p. Map T221, T261. ISBN   978-0-909439-30-9.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 March 2009). "2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006" . Retrieved 5 June 2011.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Redwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
8. "Glen Alpine (entry 600842)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.