Devon Park, Queensland

Devon Park
Queensland
Devon Park is located in Queensland
Devon Park
Devon Park
Coordinates27°21′22″S 151°40′34″E / 27.3561°S 151.6761°E / -27.3561; 151.6761 (Devon Park (centre of locality))
Population55 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.250/km2 (3.24/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area44.0 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Devon Park:
Jondaryan Acland Sabine
Jondaryan Devon Park Kelvinhaugh
Jondaryan Oakey Oakey

Devon Park is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Devon Park had a population of 55 people.[1]

History

The locality is named after an early pastoral station in the district.[2]

Devon Park Provisional School opened on 2 September 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Devon Park State School. It closed in 1963.[3] It was on the southern side of Devon Park Road (27°22′41″S 151°40′12″E / 27.37817°S 151.66996°E / -27.37817; 151.66996 (Devon Park State School (former))).[4][5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Devon Park had a population of 49 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Devon Park had a population of 55 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Devon Park. The nearest government primary schools are Oakey State School in neighbouring Oakey to the south-east and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School, also in Oakey.

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Devon Park (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Devon Park – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49178)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Parish of Watts" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Devon Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

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