Nutgrove, Queensland
| Nutgrove Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Nutgrove | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°02′56″S 151°45′19″E / 27.0488°S 151.7552°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.379/km2 (3.57/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
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Nutgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]
History[edit]
The Cooyar railway line opened to Nutgrove on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Nutgrove railway station,[3] located immediately to the north of Douglas Nutgrove Road (27°02′40″S 151°46′28″E / 27.04446°S 151.77439°E), now in Wutul.[4][5][6]
Nutgrove State School opened on 20 June 1923 and closed on 1947.[7] It was located at 5779 Dalby Cooyar Road (27°03′03″S 151°45′30″E / 27.05085°S 151.75841°E).[4][5][6]
In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]
Road infrastructure[edit]
The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north-east. The Dalby–Cooyar Road enters from the west and joins Oakey–Cooyar Road.[8]
Heritage listings[edit]
Nutgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove (27°04′32″S 151°44′53″E / 27.0756°S 151.7480°E): Muntapa Tunnel[9]
Economy[edit]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[10]
- Bowriver (27°04′22″S 151°45′38″E / 27.0729°S 151.7605°E)
- Highgrove (27°04′59″S 151°46′07″E / 27.0831°S 151.7687°E)
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Nutgrove. The nearest primary school is Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Quinalow State School (offering schooling up to Year 10) in Quinalow to the south-west with the more distant Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south offering schooling up to Year 12.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nutgrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Nutgrove – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ The Cooyar Branch Line Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1996 pp195-205
- ^ a b "Parish of Cooyar sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Evergreen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Nutgrove, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
