Whetstone, Queensland
| Whetstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Whetstone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°25′16″S 150°50′55″E / 28.4211°S 150.8486°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.126/km2 (0.327/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4387 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 555.1 km2 (214.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Whetstone is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people.[1]
History
[edit]Whetstone was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 59 square miles (150 km2) were available.[3]
Whetstone Provisional School opened on 19 July 1904 and became Whetstone State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910 it was renamed Inglewood West State School. It suffered from low student numbers and consequently closed and re-opened a number of times, closing finally in 1928.[4]
Whetstone Provisional School opened 9 July 1917. In 1926 it became Whetstone State School. It closed on 4 June 1958.[4][5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Whetstone had a population of 65 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whetstone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Whetstone – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47837)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 5920, Whetstone State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whetstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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