Terrica, Queensland

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Terrica
Queensland
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Eucalyptus terrica, 2019
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Terrica
Coordinates 28°30′10″S151°28′51″E / 28.5027°S 151.4808°E / -28.5027; 151.4808 (Terrica (centre of locality))
Population29 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0753/km2 (0.195/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s) 4387
Area385.0 km2 (148.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Terrica:
Oman Ama Gore Cement Mills
Oman Ama Terrica Goldfields
Warroo Warroo Pikedale

Terrica is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Terrica had a population of 29 people. [1]

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Geography

The Stanthorpe Inglewood Road enters the locality from the south-east (Pikedale) and exits the locality to the south-west (Warroo). [3]

Terrica has the following mountains:

The Macintyre State Forest is in the east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation. [7]

History

Scott McLeod, owner of Terrica pastoral station, 1934 StateLibQld 1 190223 Scott McLeod.jpg
Scott McLeod, owner of Terrica pastoral station, 1934

The locality takes its name from the Terrica parish name, which in turn takes its name from early pastoral run spelt variously in the New South Wales Government Gazette as Terica, Terrea, Terren or Terrin. The pastoral run was held by Adolphus Trevethan in 1847 and transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852. [2]

Terrica was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 31 square miles (80 km2) were available. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Terrica had a population of 17 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Terrica had a population of 29 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Terrica. The nearest government primary schools are Karara State School in Karara to the north, Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the south-east, and Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the south-east. Some parts of Terrica may be too distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [10]

There are also a Catholic primary school in Inglewood and a Catholic primary-and-secondary school in Stanthorpe. [10]

Flora

The Eucalyptus terrica species of tree takes its name from the Terrica pastoral run. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Terrica (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Terrica – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49280)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Castle Hill – mountain in Goondiwindi Region (entry 6445)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tank Mountain – mountain in Goondiwindi Region (entry 33289)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Terrica (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Bean, Anthony R. (1991). "Two new species of red gum (Eucalyptus L'Hér., Myrtaceae) from Queensland". Austrobaileya. 3 (3): 468–469.
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