Willows, Queensland

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Willows
Queensland
Willows is located in Queensland
Willows
Willows
Coordinates23°34′26″S 147°24′58″E / 23.5738°S 147.4161°E / -23.5738; 147.4161Coordinates: 23°34′26″S 147°24′58″E / 23.5738°S 147.4161°E / -23.5738; 147.4161
Population144 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1190/km2 (0.3083/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area1,209.8 km2 (467.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Willows:
Peak Vale Argyll Rubyvale
Alpha Willows Anakie Siding
Alpha Lochington Lochington

Willows is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Willows had a population of 144 people.[1]

Geography[]

The town of Bogantungan is within the west of the locality (

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23°39′S 147°17′E / 23.65°S 147.29°E / -23.65; 147.29 (Bogantungan, Queensland)).[3]

The town of Willows Gemfields is the centre of the locality (

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23°44′S 147°32′E / 23.74°S 147.54°E / -23.74; 147.54 (Willows Gemfields)).[4]

The neighbourhood of Withersfield is within the east of locality (

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23°33′S 147°34′E / 23.55°S 147.57°E / -23.55; 147.57 (Withersfield, Queensland)).[5]

History[]

Withersfield Provisional School opened circa 1886 but closed the same year. A new Withersfield Provisional School opened in 1920 and closed circa 1942.[6]

In the 2016 census, Willows had a population of 144 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Willows (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Willows – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bogantungan – town (entry 3430)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Willlows Gemfields – population centre in the Central Highlands (entry 37569)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Withersfield – unbounded locality in the Central Highlands Region (entry 37777)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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