Highland Plains, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

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Highland Plains
Queensland
Highland Plains is located in Queensland
Highland Plains
Highland Plains
Coordinates27°16′28″S 151°45′35″E / 27.2744°S 151.7597°E / -27.2744; 151.7597Coordinates: 27°16′28″S 151°45′35″E / 27.2744°S 151.7597°E / -27.2744; 151.7597
Population41 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.707/km2 (1.831/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area58.0 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Highland Plains:
Rosalie Plains Mount Darry Kilbirnie
Balgowan
Muldu
Highland Plains Goombungee
Acland Silverleigh Goombungee

Highland Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Highland Plains had a population of 41 people.[1]

History[]

Highland Plains State School opened on 1918. It closed on circa 1945.[3]

Road infrastructure[]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to west, locally known as Pechey - Maclagan Road from where it turns west. Pechey - Maclagan Road enters from the south-east and joins Oakey–Cooyar Road.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Highland Plains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Highland Plains – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  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. ^ Highland Plains, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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