Palmtree, Queensland

Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
27°24′24″S 152°08′55″E / 27.4066°S 152.1486°E / -27.4066; 152.1486 (Palmtree (centre of locality))Population80 (2021 census)[1] • Density1.95/km2 (5.0/sq mi)Postcode(s)4352Area41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Toowoomba RegionState electorate(s)CondamineFederal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Palmtree:
Perseverance Ravensbourne Buaraba
Hampton Palmtree Buaraba South
White Mountain Seventeen Mile Seventeen Mile

Palmtree is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Palmtree had a population of 80 people.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from State School name first used 1901, for the settlement at the terminus of the Hampton Timber Tramway to the head of Perseverance Creek. The sawmill and tramway closed in 1936.[2]

Palm Tree Provisional School opened in 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Palm Tree State School. It closed in 1960.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Palmtree had a population of 73 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Palmtree had a population of 80 people.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palmtree (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Palmtree – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Palmtree (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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