Bonshaw, Queensland
| Bonshaw Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Tobacco curing in the Bonshaw district, Queensland, circa 1903 | |||||||||||||||
Bonshaw | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°00′22″S 151°19′39″E / 29.0061°S 151.3275°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.205/km2 (0.531/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Bonshaw is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people.[1]
Geography
The Dumaresq River (sometimes called the Severn River) forms the western boundary of the locality and also the state border with New South Wales.[4] The Bonshaw Weir is across the river (28°59′10″S 151°16′35″E / 28.98605°S 151.27648°E).
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing along the Dumaresq River.[5]
History
The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run visible on an 1883 map,[2][6] but appears in newspaper mentions as early as 1845.[7]
Land in Bonshaw was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 20 square miles (52 km2) were available.[8]
Construction commenced on the Bonshaw Weir on 22 June 1949,[9][10][11] but construction was far slower than expected and the costs increased significantly over original estimates.[12][13] It was completed in May 1953.[14]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bonshaw had a population of 40 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Bonshaw. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Texas State School (Early Childhood to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[16]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bonshaw (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Bonshaw – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47797)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; State border". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "PASTURAGE LICENSES". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 94. New South Wales, Australia. 18 November 1845. p. 1294. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Advertising". Warwick Daily News. No. 9316. Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BONSHAW WEIR". Warwick Daily News. No. 9323. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "First of the Border Weirs". Queensland Country Life. Vol. 14, no. 50. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "INGLEWOOD MEETING". Queensland Country Life. Vol. 18, no. 14. Queensland, Australia. 16 October 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The South - West of Yester-Year & Today". Warwick Daily News. No. 10, 397. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Chanson, H. (2000). "A review of accidents and failures of stepped spillways and weirs" (PDF). Proc. Instn Civ Engrs Water & Mar. Engng. 142 (4): 177. Bibcode:2000ICEW..142..177C. doi:10.1680/wame.2000.142.4.177 – via University of Queensland.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bonshaw (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.