Kelvinhaugh, Queensland

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Kelvinhaugh
Queensland
Kelvinhaugh is located in Queensland
Kelvinhaugh
Kelvinhaugh
Coordinates27°23′21″S 151°46′07″E / 27.3891°S 151.7686°E / -27.3891; 151.7686 (Kelvinhaugh (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°23′21″S 151°46′07″E / 27.3891°S 151.7686°E / -27.3891; 151.7686 (Kelvinhaugh (centre of locality))
Population44 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.043/km2 (2.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Kelvinhaugh:
Sabine
Greenwood
Silverleigh Silverleigh
Devon Park Kelvinhaugh Boodua
Oakey Oakey Yalangur

Kelvinhaugh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kelvinhaugh had a population of 44 people.[1]

History[]

Mayburn Provisional School opened on 20 January 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Mayburn State School. On 30 July 1926 it was renamed Kelvinhaugh State School. It closed on 30 October 1952.[3] It was at 133 Wilthorn Kelvinhaugh Road (

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27°24′05″S 151°46′05″E / 27.4013°S 151.7680°E / -27.4013; 151.7680 (Kelvinhaugh State School (former))).[4][5]

The Wilthorn railway station was on the north-east corner of the Oakey Cooyar Road and the Wilthorn Kelvinhaugh Road (

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27°23′35″S 151°43′12″E / 27.3930°S 151.7199°E / -27.3930; 151.7199 (Wilthorn railway station (former))). It was on the former Cooyar railway line.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Kelvinhaugh had a population of 44 people.[1]

Road infrastructure[]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs along the western boundary.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kelvinhaugh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kelvinhaugh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49181)". 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. ^ a b "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ Google (18 January 2022). "Kelvinhaugh, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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