Spring Bluff, Queensland

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Spring Bluff
Toowoomba,  Queensland
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Spring Bluff railway station
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Spring Bluff
Spring Bluff, Queensland
Coordinates 27°27′44″S151°58′44″E / 27.4622°S 151.9788°E / -27.4622; 151.9788 (Spring Bluff (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Established1860s
Postcode(s) 4352
Area1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location14 km (9 mi) NNE of Toowoomba
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Toowoomba North
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Spring Bluff:
Highfields Highfields Cabarlah
Highfields Spring Bluff Murphys Creek
Highfields Ballard Ballard

Spring Bluff is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

Spring Bluff is situated 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city centre via New England Highway, and is adjacent to the town of Highfields.

History

Spring Bluff Railway Station - postcard dated 23 December 1907 Spring Bluff Railway Station, Queensland, Australia - postcard dated 23 December 1907.jpg
Spring Bluff Railway Station - postcard dated 23 December 1907

The area is named after a railway station in the area. The Spring Bluff railway station located on the boundary with Lockyer Valley Region local government area, was built in the 1860s to allow trains a place to stop during the steep climb from Brisbane to nearby Toowoomba. In 1890, it was named Spring Bluff after the spring water and the sandstone bluff in the area. [2]

The railway station closed in August 1992. The station and its gardens are heritage listed, [3] and are maintained by a trust consisting of the regional councils of Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley along with Queensland Rail, who also operate a cafe at the site. Due to the floods at Spring Bluff and nearby Murphys Creek in early 2011, the station was closed for repairs for several months.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Spring Bluff had a population of 6 people. [4]

In the 2021 census, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spring Bluff (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Spring Bluff – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Main Range Railway (entry 601480)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Spring Bluff (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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