Palmtree, Queensland
| Palmtree Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Palmtree | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°24′24″S 152°08′55″E / 27.4066°S 152.1486°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 73 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.776/km2 (4.60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Palmtree is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Palmtree had a population of 73 people.[1]
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from State School name first used 1901, for the settlement at the terminus of the Hampton Timber Tramway to the head of Perseverance Creek. The sawmill and tramway closed in 1936.[2]
Palm Tree Provisional School opened in 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Palm Tree State School. It closed in 1960.[3]
In the 2016 census Palmtree had a population of 73 people.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Palmtree (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Palmtree – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ 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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