Willows, Queensland

Willows is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Willows had a population of 144 people.[1]

Willows
Queensland
Willows
Coordinates23.5738°S 147.4161°E / -23.5738; 147.4161
Population144 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1190/km2 (0.3083/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area1,209.8 km2 (467.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Willows:
Peak Vale Argyll Rubyvale
Alpha Willows Anakie Siding
Alpha Lochington Lochington

Geography

The town of Bogantungan is within the west of the locality (23.65°S 147.29°E / -23.65; 147.29 (Bogantungan, Queensland)).[3]

The town of Willows Gemfields is the centre of the locality (23.74°S 147.54°E / -23.74; 147.54 (Willows Gemfields)).[4]

The neighbourhood of Withersfield is within the east of locality (23.55°S 147.57°E / -23.55; 147.57 (Withersfield, Queensland)).[5]

History

Withersfield Provisional School opened circa 1886 but closed the same year. A new Withersfield Provisional School opened in 1920 and closed circa 1942.[6]

In the 2016 census, Willows had a population of 144 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Willows (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Willows – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Bogantungan – town (entry 3430)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. "Willlows Gemfields – population centre in the Central Highlands (entry 37569)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "Withersfield – unbounded locality in the Central Highlands Region (entry 37777)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. 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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