Southbrook Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°40′42″S151°42′40″E / 27.6783°S 151.7111°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 311 (UCL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4363 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 65.8 km2 (25.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Southbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 626 people. [4]
Southbrook is north-east of Pittsworth on the Darling Downs. The Gore Highway passes through the north of the town. [5]
Previously under a pastoral run of Eton Vale, [6] the area was further developed in the 1880s when it was used for dairying and cropping. [7] The name has been attributed to be self-explanatory: a running brook or stream. [8] [9] [10]
Southbrook later became a stop on the Millmerran railway line.[ when? ]
Eton Vale State School opened on 5 August 1878. In 1888 it was renamed Umbirom State School. In 1909 it was renamed Harelmar State School. It closed on 14 December 1962. [11] It was at 29 Old School Lane ( 27°39′30″S151°43′26″E / 27.6582°S 151.7238°E ). [12] [5]
Southbrook Provisional School opened on 11 September 1882. [9] The first head teacher was George Henry Cooke, from 1 September 1882 to 10 August 1884. [9] On 15 February 1886, it became the Southbrook State School. Whilst celebrating their fifty years golden jubilee with 22 students, [9] the school was closed in 1948. [11] It was on Jimna Springs Road ( 27°42′39″S151°43′54″E / 27.7107°S 151.7317°E ). [12] [5]
Circa 1902, the town had a store, a hotel, and two cheese factories. [7]
St Mary’s Anglican Church was dedicated on 30 July 1904 by Venerable A.E. David, Archdeacon of Brisbane. It closed on 12 May 1996. Its closure was approved by Assistant Bishop Wood. [13]
Harrow State School opened on 24 June 1909. It closed in 1927. [11] It was on the western corner of Umbiram Banchory Road and Cambooya Felton Road (approx 27°41′43″S151°46′39″E / 27.6953°S 151.7774°E ). [14]
Elville State School opened on 31 October 1910 with an initial 35 students. The school was named after the site it was built on. [15] Circa 1916, it was renamed Southbrook Central State School. [11] In 2010, the school celebrated its centenary. [16]
Beauaraba Provisional School opened on 1 January 1919. On 1 October 1920, it became Beauaraba State School. It closed on 24 March 1940. [11]
Southbrook was connected to the National Broadband Network in 2014. [17]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 599 people. [18]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 626 people. [4]
Southbrook Central State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 School Road ( 27°40′41″S151°42′15″E / 27.6781°S 151.7042°E ). [19] [20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 67 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [21] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [22]
There are no secondary schools in Southbrook. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south-west. [5]
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