Southwood, Queensland

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Southwood
Queensland
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Southwood
Coordinates 27°46′00″S149°58′39″E / 27.7666°S 149.9775°E / -27.7666; 149.9775 (Southwood (town centre)) Coordinates: 27°46′00″S149°58′39″E / 27.7666°S 149.9775°E / -27.7666; 149.9775 (Southwood (town centre))
Population84 (2016 census locality) [1]
 • Density0.0997/km2 (0.2583/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4406
Area842.2 km2 (325.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Southwood:
Inglestone Hannaford Moonie
Westmar Southwood Moonie
Lundavra Lundavra Moonie

Southwood is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Southwood had a population of 84 people. [1]

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History

The town of Southwood was surveyed on 19 February 1886 by Fred W. Barlow on the northern banks of the Moonie River within the Wild Horse Paradise pastoral run. A police station and a couple of hotels were established but the town never developed and disappeared after the police station closed in 1911. [2]

In the 2016 census the locality of Southwood had a population of 84 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Southwood - town in Western Downs Region (entry 31572)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Southwood - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 50013)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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