Nutgrove, Queensland

Nutgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]

Nutgrove
Queensland
Nutgrove
Coordinates27.0488°S 151.7552°E / -27.0488; 151.7552 (Nutgrove (centre of locality))
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.379/km2 (3.57/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Nutgrove:
Upper Cooyar Creek Upper Cooyar Creek Wutul
Maclagan Nutgrove Wutul
Narko Highgrove Thornville

History

The Cooyar railway line opened to Nutgrove on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Nutgrove railway station,[3] located immediately to the north of Douglas Nutgrove Road (27.04446°S 151.77439°E / -27.04446; 151.77439 (Nutgrove railway station)), now in Wutul.[4][5][6]

Nutgrove State School opened on 20 June 1923 and closed on 1947.[7] It was located at 5779 Dalby Cooyar Road (27.05085°S 151.75841°E / -27.05085; 151.75841 (Nutgrove State School (former))).[4][5][6]

In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Nutgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[9]

Education

There are no schools in Nutgrove. The nearest primary school is Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Quinalow State School (offering schooling up to Year 10) in Quinalow to the south-west with the more distant Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south offering schooling up to Year 12.[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nutgrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Nutgrove – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. The Cooyar Branch Line Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1996 pp195-205
  4. "Parish of Cooyar sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Evergreen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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