Speedwell, Queensland

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Speedwell
Queensland
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Speedwell
Coordinates 26°04′04″S151°32′49″E / 26.0677°S 151.5469°E / -26.0677; 151.5469 (Speedwell (centre of locality))
Population42 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.656/km2 (1.700/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4613
Area64.0 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Speedwell:
Wigton Wigton Wigton
Boondooma Speedwell Wigton
Okeden Stalworth Stalworth

Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people. [1]

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Geography

The Okeden Byanda Road enters the locality from the south (Okeden) and runs north through the locality, then forms the north-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the north (Wigton). [3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some production forestry and crop growing. [4]

History

Speedwell Provisional School operated from 12 August 1912 to July 1913 as a half-time provisional school with Abbeywood Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). It then became a full-time provisional school (having its own teacher). In 1914, tenders were received to erect a state school building. [5] On 1 January 1915, it opened as Speedwell State School. It closed on 28 January 1963. [6] [7] It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road ( 26°04′30″S151°32′32″E / 26.0751°S 151.5421°E / -26.0751; 151.5421 (Speedwell State School (former)) ). [8] [9]

Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916. [10] In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston. [11] [12] [13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Speedwell. The nearest government school is Proston State School (Prep to Year 10) in Proston to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school providing schooling to Year 12 is Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south-east, but for students in the west of Speedwell, it might be too distant for a daily commute with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Speedwell (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Speedwell – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. "PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 583. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1914. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2025 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Agency ID 6218, Speedwell State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. "RELIGIOUS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 18, 179. Queensland, Australia. 22 April 1916. p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  12. "1916 Speedwell later Proston". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. "Proston Baptist Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Speedwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

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