Speedwell, Queensland

Speedwell
Queensland
Speedwell is located in Queensland
Speedwell
Speedwell
Coordinates26°04′04″S 151°32′49″E / 26.0677°S 151.5469°E / -26.0677; 151.5469 (Speedwell (centre of locality))
Population42 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.656/km2 (1.700/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4613
Area64.0 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Speedwell:
Wigton Wigton Wigton
Boondooma Speedwell Wigton
Okeden Stalworth Stalworth

Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.[1]

History

Speedwell Provisional School operated from 12 August 1912 to July 1913 as a half-time provisional school with Abbeywood Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). It then became a full-time provisional school (having its own teacher). On 1 January 1915, it became Speedwell State School. It closed in 1962.[3] It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road (26°04′30″S 151°32′32″E / 26.0751°S 151.5421°E / -26.0751; 151.5421 (Speedwell State School (former))).[4][5]

Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916.[6] In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston.[7][8][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Speedwell (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Speedwell – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49215)". 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. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ "RELIGIOUS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 179. Queensland, Australia. 22 April 1916. p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ "1916 Speedwell later Proston". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Proston Baptist Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Speedwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

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