Highgrove, Queensland
| Highgrove Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Muntapa Tunnel, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
  Highgrove | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°06′32″S 151°46′03″E / 27.1088°S 151.7675°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.065/km2 (2.76/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Highgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Highgrove had a population of 28 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds the locality to the north and east. The locality is within the Murray-Darling drainage basin within the catchment of the Condaimne River.[3]
The Oakey–Cooyar Road traverses the locality entering from the south-east (Evergreen) and exiting to the north (Nutgrove).[4]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality.[5]
History
[edit]The Cooyar railway line opened from Oakey to Cooyar in 1913. The Muntapa Tunnel was a concrete railway tunnel located on the line passing through the Great Dividing Range at the north-western corner of the locality connecting it to neighbouring Nutgrove to the north.[6] The line closed through Highgrove on 1 May 1964.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Highgrove had a population of 29 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Highgrove had a population of 28 people.[1]
Heritage listings
[edit]Highgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Muntapa Tunnel, Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove (27°04′33″S 151°44′53″E / 27.0758°S 151.7481°E)[6]
Economy
[edit]There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[9]
- Bulgana (27°07′35″S 151°46′24″E / 27.1265°S 151.7734°E)
- Burndale (27°07′10″S 151°46′08″E / 27.1194°S 151.7690°E)
- Datarra Hills (27°05′33″S 151°46′27″E / 27.0926°S 151.7742°E)
- Glazels (27°07′46″S 151°45′59″E / 27.1295°S 151.7665°E)
- Rocky Basin (27°07′40″S 151°45′51″E / 27.1279°S 151.7641°E)
- Springview (27°07′08″S 151°46′45″E / 27.1189°S 151.7792°E)
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Highgrove. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
- Kulpi State School in Kulpi to the south-west
- Quinalow State School in Quinalow to the west
- Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-east
- Haden State School in Haden to the south-east.[10]
The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in Quinalow and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.[10]
There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey.[10]
References
[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highgrove (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Highgrove – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Beal, Diana J. (August 1992). "An economic history of the Oakey-Cooyar railway 1910-1969" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. XI (12): 481 – via University of Queensland.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Highgrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
