Silverleigh, Queensland

Silverleigh
Queensland
Silverleigh; Queensland
	Silverleigh
Coordinates	27°20′00″S 151°46′51″E / 27.3333°S 151.7808°ECoordinates: 27°20′00″S 151°46′51″E / 27.3333°S 151.7808°E
Population	71 (2016 census)
• Density	1.524/km2 (3.95/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4401
Area	46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
	Suburbs around Silverleigh:

Silverleigh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Silverleigh had a population of 71 people.^[1]

History[]

Local residents requested a school in 1901.^[3] Tenders were called to construct the school in May 1902.^[4] Boah Peak Provisional School opened circa September 1902, being renamed Silverleigh Provisional School in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Silverleigh State School. It closed on 4 June 1967.^[5] It was at 836 Acland Silverleigh Road (

27°19′02″S 151°45′44″E / 27.3172°S 151.7622°E).^[6]^[7]

In the 2016 census Silverleigh had a population of 71 people.^[1]

Road infrastructure[]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through the north-western corner.^[8]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Silverleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48060)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLIII, no. 9, 831. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1901. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 6274. Queensland, Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 4. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ Google (18 January 2022). "Silverleigh, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Silverleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48060)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[3] "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLIII, no. 9, 831. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1901. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 6274. Queensland, Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 4. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[qfhs-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] "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[globe-7] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[8] Google (18 January 2022). "Silverleigh, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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