Sabine, Queensland

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Sabine
Queensland
Sabine is located in Queensland
Sabine
Sabine
Coordinates27°21′11″S 151°42′44″E / 27.3530°S 151.7122°E / -27.3530; 151.7122Coordinates: 27°21′11″S 151°42′44″E / 27.3530°S 151.7122°E / -27.3530; 151.7122
Population9 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.08/km2 (2.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Sabine:
Acland Acland Greenwood
Devon Park Sabine Greenwood
Devon Park Devon Park Kelvinhaugh

Sabine is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sabine had a population of 9 people.[1]

History[]

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department, after a pioneer land selector called Sabine.[2][3][4]

Sabine State School opened on 15 April 1925. It closed on circa 1937.[5]

Road infrastructure[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sabine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Sabine – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48057)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—255". The Courier-mail. No. 905. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 25 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Google (18 January 2022). "Sabine, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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