Millwood, Queensland
| Millwood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Millwood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′00″S 151°12′00″E / 28.0333°S 151.2°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 22 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.595/km2 (1.54/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Millwood is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Millwood had a population of 22 people.[1]
Geography
The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from the north-east (Clontarf) and exits to the south (Bringalily).[3][4]
History
The name Millwood was coined by local farmer, Tom Twidale, by combining Mill from Millmerran and wood from Inglewood as the locality lay between those two towns.[2]
Millwood Provisional School opened on 23 October 1944 under head teacher Murray Phillip Honor. In January 1960, it became Millwood State School. It closed on 25 June 1965 with the remaining students being transported each day to Millmerran State School. In 1966, the school building was relocated by the Millmerran Boy Scouts.[5][6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Millwood had a population of 23 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Millwood had a population of 22 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Millwood. The nearest government school is Millmerran State School (Prep to Year 10) to Millmerran to the north. There is also a Catholic primary school in Millmerran. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Millwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Millwood – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Millwood, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 6310, Millwood State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Millwood (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 25 April 2025.