Swanfels, Queensland

Swanfels is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Swanfels had a population of 132 people.[1]

Swanfels
Queensland
Swanfels
Coordinates28.1405°S 152.3188°E / -28.1405; 152.3188 (Swanfels (centre of locality))
Population132 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.041/km2 (2.696/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4371
Area126.8 km2 (49.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Swanfels:
Upper Freestone Maryvale Tregony
Mount Sturt Swanfels Clumber
Yangan Emu Vale Emu Vale

History

Swanfels Provisional School opened on 18 January 1892. In 1894 it became Swanfels State School. It closed on 12 December 1980.[3]

In the 2016 census Swanfels had a population of 132 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Swanfels (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Swanfels – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45983)". 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


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