Silverleigh, Queensland

Silverleigh Queensland
Silverleigh State School jubilee, 1952
Silverleigh
Coordinates	27°20′00″S151°46′51″E / 27.3333°S 151.7808°E / -27.3333; 151.7808 (Silverleigh (centre of locality))
Population	80 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.72/km2 (4.45/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4401
Area	46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Silverleigh: Acland Highland Plains Highland Plains Greenwood Silverleigh Goombungee Greenwood Kelvinhaugh Boodua

Silverleigh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Silverleigh had a population of 80 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through the north-western corner. ^[3]

History

A Lutheran congregation formed in 1899 and in November 1890 opened St Paul's Lutheran Church. In 1991, due to differences of opinion on religious issues, the church separated from the Lutheran Church of Australia and, in 1992, joined with a number of other like-minded Lutheran congregations to form the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church. ^[4]

Local residents requested a school in 1901. ^[5] Tenders were called to construct the school in May 1902. ^[6] Boah Peak Provisional School opened on 8 September 1902 under head teacher Albert Amos Braysher. The school was renamed Silverleigh Provisional School in 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Silverleigh State School. It closed on 4 June 1967. ^{[7] [8]} It was at 836 Acland Silverleigh Road ( 27°19′02″S151°45′44″E / 27.3172°S 151.7622°E / -27.3172; 151.7622 (Silverleigh State School (former)) ). ^{[9] [10]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Silverleigh had a population of 71 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, Silverleigh had a population of 80 people. ^[1]

Amenities

Despite the name, St Paul's Lutheran Church, Greenwood, is at 617 Acland Silverleigh Road in Silverleigh ( 27°18′53″S151°44′57″E / 27.31461°S 151.74926°E / -27.31461; 151.74926 (St Paul's Lutheran Church, Greenwood) ). ^[12]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Silverleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48060)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. Google (18 January 2022). "Silverleigh, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. "About Greenwood St Paul's". Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
5. "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XLIII, no. 9, 831. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1901. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser . No. 6274. Queensland, Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 4. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. Ledwidge, Jean (1981), The centenary of Goombungee State School : 1881-1981 : souvenir booklet, Goombungee State School, pp. 62–65 – via State Library of Queensland
9. "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. Blake, Thom. "St Paul's Lutheran Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

Further reading

• Oakey State School 125th celebration : October 22, 1999, Oakey, Qld.: The School, 2003 — includes Gowrie Little Plains School, Aubigny School, Crosshill School, Devon Park State School, Silverleigh State School, Boodua School, Greenwood State School, Kelvinhaugh State Schoo

• Ledwidge, J. M. (1981). The centenary of Goombungee State School : 1881-1981 : souvenir booklet / compiled and written by Jean Ledwidge. s.n. – via State Library of Queensland. — incorporating Muniganeen, Highland Plains, Douglas and Silverleigh Schools