Southbrook, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°40′42″S 151°42′40″E / 27.6783°S 151.7111°E / -27.6783; 151.7111 (Southbrook (town centre))
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Southbrook
Queensland
Oshea Avenue, 2014
Southbrook is located in Queensland
Southbrook
Southbrook
Coordinates27°40′42″S 151°42′40″E / 27.6783°S 151.7111°E / -27.6783; 151.7111 (Southbrook (town centre))
Population311 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4363
Elevation543 m (1,781 ft)
Area65.8 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Localities around Southbrook:
Linthorpe Biddeston Athol
Linthorpe Southbrook Umbiran
Broxburn Felton Cambooya

Southbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 626 people.[4]

Geography[edit]

Southbrook is north-east of Pittsworth on the Darling Downs. The Gore Highway passes through the north of the town.[5]

History[edit]

Previously under a pastoral run of Eton Vale,[6] the area was further developed in the 1880s when it was used for dairying and cropping.[7] The name has been attributed to be self-explanatory: a running brook or stream.[8][9][10]

Southbrook later became a stop on the Millmerran railway line.[when?]

Eton Vale State School opened on 5 August 1878. In 1888, it was renamed Umbirom State School. In 1909, it was renamed Harelmar State School. It closed on 14 December 1962.[11] It was at 29 Old School Lane (27°39′30″S 151°43′26″E / 27.6582°S 151.7238°E / -27.6582; 151.7238 (Harelmar State School (former))).[12][5]

Southbrook Provisional School opened on 11 September 1882.[9] The first head teacher was George Henry Cooke, from 1 September 1882 to 10 August 1884.[9] On 15 February 1886, it became the Southbrook State School. Whilst celebrating their fifty years golden jubilee with 22 students,[9] the school was closed in 1948.[11] It was on Jimna Springs Road (27°42′39″S 151°43′54″E / 27.7107°S 151.7317°E / -27.7107; 151.7317 (Southbrook State School (former))).[12][5]

Circa 1902, the town had a store, a hotel, and two cheese factories.[7]

St Mary’s Anglican Church was dedicated on 30 July 1904 by Venerable A.E. David, Archdeacon of Brisbane. It closed on 12 May 1996. Its closure was approved by Assistant Bishop Wood.[13]

Harrow State School opened on 24 June 1909. It closed in 1927.[11] It was on the western corner of Umbiram Banchory Road and Cambooya Felton Road (approx 27°41′43″S 151°46′39″E / 27.6953°S 151.7774°E / -27.6953; 151.7774 (Harrow State School (former))).[14]

Elville State School opened on 31 October 1910 with an initial 35 students. The school was named after the site it was built on.[15] Circa 1916, it was renamed Southbrook Central State School.[11] In 2010, the school celebrated its centenary.[16]

Beauaraba Provisional School opened on 1 January 1919. On 1 October 1920, it became Beauaraba State School. It closed on 24 March 1940.[11]

Southbrook was connected to the National Broadband Network in 2014.[17]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 599 people.[18]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Southbrook had a population of 626 people.[4]

Education[edit]

Southbrook Central State School, 2023

Southbrook Central State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 School Road (27°40′41″S 151°42′15″E / 27.6781°S 151.7042°E / -27.6781; 151.7042 (Southbrook Central State School)).[19][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 67 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[21] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[22]

There are no secondary schools in Southbrook. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south-west.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southbrook (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Southbrook – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 39736)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Southbrook – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Around Southbrook". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIV, no. 7, 802. Queensland, Australia. 22 October 1892. p. 5. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b "Southbrook - Queensland Places". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Sketcher". The Queenslander. No. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ a b c d "Southbrook School". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXXI, no. 217. Queensland, Australia. 12 September 1932. p. 9. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "State School Exercise, Class IV". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4119. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1888. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ a b c d e Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ^ a b "Parish of Rolleston, County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Parish of Hodgson County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Southbrook Central State School". Department of Education, Training and Employment. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Southbrook Centenary". Toowoomba Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Southbrook Join NBN". Toowoomba Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Southbrook Central State School". Southbrook Central State School. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  21. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  22. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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