| Speedwell Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Speedwell | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°04′04″S151°32′49″E / 26.0677°S 151.5469°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 42 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.656/km2 (1.700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 64.0 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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 ). [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]
In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people. [14]
In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people. [1]
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]
