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Greenswamp, Queensland

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Greenswamp
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Greenswamp
Greenswamp, Queensland
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Coordinates: 26°48′01″S150°27′51″E / 26.8002°S 150.4641°E / -26.8002; 150.4641 (Greenswamp (centre of locality))
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
162.3 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Elevation
270–390 m (890–1,280 ft)
Population
 • Total77 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.474/km2 (1.229/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4413
Suburbs around Greenswamp
Goombi Rywung Baking Board
Columboola Greenswamp Chinchilla
Nangram Crossroads Crossroads

Greenswamp is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Greenswamp had a population of 77 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Condamine River. [3] The elevation ranges from 270 to 390 metres (890 to 1,280 ft) with lower land nearer the river and the higher land to the north. [3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation on the hilly land and growing crops on the flatter lower land. [3]

History

Fairy Meadow Road State School opened on 5 November 1915. It closed in 1919. [4] [5] It was on the northern side of Greenswamp Road (approx 26°48′33″S150°24′54″E / 26.80917°S 150.41493°E / -26.80917; 150.41493 (Fairy Meadow Road State School (former)) ). [6]

Green Swamp State School opened circa 1936. It closed in 1950. [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Greenswamp had a population of 40 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Greenswamp had a population of 77 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Greenswamp. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Chincilla State School and Chinchilla State High School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the east. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenswamp (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Greenswamp – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47704)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Agency ID 9008, Fairy Meadow Road State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "County of Bulwer" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  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. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenswamp (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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