Victoria Hill, Queensland

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Victoria Hill
Queensland
Victoria Hill is located in Queensland
Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill
Coordinates28°01′30″S 151°48′22″E / 28.025°S 151.8061°E / -28.025; 151.8061Coordinates: 28°01′30″S 151°48′22″E / 28.025°S 151.8061°E / -28.025; 151.8061
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)
RegionDarling Downs
State electorate(s)
  • Southern Downs
  • Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Victoria Hill:
Ellangowan Sandy Camp Sandy Camp
Old Talgai Victoria Hill Talgai
Pratten Bony Mountain Bony Mountain

Victoria Hill is a locality spit between the Southern Downs Region and the Toowoomba Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Victoria Hill had a population of 30 people.[1]

History[]

Victoria Hill State School opened in July 1911. It closed on 31 December 1963.[4]

The Victoria Hill Hall was officially opened on Saturday 13 September 1930 by William Deacon, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham. A sports afternoon and ball were held to celebrate the opening.[5]

Amenities[]

The Victoria Hill branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Victoria Hill Hall on Dalrymple Creek Road (

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28°00′54″S 151°47′25″E / 28.0151°S 151.7904°E / -28.0151; 151.7904 (Victoria Hill Hall)).[6]

Education[]

There are no schools in Victoria Hill. The nearest primary schools are in Allora, Clifton, Back Plains and Wheatvale. The nearest secondary schools are in Allora (but only to Year 10) and Clifton (through Year 12).[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Victoria Hill – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45999)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Victoria Hill – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48086)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "VICTORIA HILL SPORTS AND BALL". Warwick Daily News. No. 3484. Queensland, Australia. 30 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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