Brookstead, Queensland

Brookstead is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Brookstead had a population of 217 people.[1]

Brookstead
Queensland
Grain silos, Brookstead, 2009
Brookstead
Coordinates27.7580°S 151.4466°E / -27.7580; 151.4466 (Brookstead (town centre))
Population217 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.442/km2 (3.734/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4364
Area150.5 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Localities around Brookstead:
Branchview Bongeen St Helens
Condamine Plains Brookstead Yarranlea
Pampas Tummaville Kincora

Geography
Harvesting sorghum, circa 1938

The town is located in the south-west of the locality. The North Branch of the Condamine River forms the western boundary of the locality. The land is flat freehold farmland (approx 400 metres above sea level) and is used to grow crops, such as sorgum, corn and wheat.[4][5]

St Ronans is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (27.7333°S 151.4°E / -27.7333; 151.4 (St Ronans)).[6]

The Gore Highway traverses the locality from the south-east to the south-west slightly bypassing the town. At the bypass is the junction with the Brookstead Norworth Road which exits the locality through the north-west. The Millmerran railway line also traverses from the south-east to the south-west through the locality, passing through the town, which is serviced by the Brookstead railway station (27.7603°S 151.4464°E / -27.7603; 151.4464 (Brookstead railway station)).[4][7]

History

The name Brookstead is derived from brook indicating creek/watercourse, and stede (Dutch) or stadt (German) indicating place, together meaning a creek-side camping place.[2]

Brookstead State School open on 25 January 1915.[8]

The foundation stone ceremony for St Matthews Anglican Church was held on Sunday 26 August 1923 with Archdeacon Osborne officiating.[9][10] The church was opened and dedicated by the Venerable Alfred Davies on 30 March 1924. Its closure in circa 2014 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.[11]

In the 2016 census, Brookstead had a population of 217 people.[1]

Education

Brookstead State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 30 Ware Street (27.7580°S 151.4505°E / -27.7580; 151.4505 (Brookstead State School)).[12][13] In 2016, the school had enrolment of 32 children with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[15]

There is no secondary school in Brookstead. The nearest is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the east.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brookstead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Brookstead – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 4685)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Brookstead – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Sorghum comes through for Darling Downs croppers". Pacific Seeds. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. "St Ronans – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 32129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Brookstead – railway station in Toowoomba Region (entry 4686)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. LXII (194). Queensland, Australia. 25 August 1923. p. 6. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Church of England". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. LXII (199). Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Closed Churches". Closed Anglican Churches of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  12. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "Brookstead State School". Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Brookstead State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  15. "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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