Finnie, Queensland
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| Finnie Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Finnie | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°37′55″S 151°53′04″E / 27.6319°S 151.8844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 69 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.31/km2 (29.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Finnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Finnie had a population of 69 people.[1]
Finnie is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.
Toowoomba–Karara Road forms the western boundary, and Drayton Connection Road (which links Drayton on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) passes through the locality from north to south.[3]
History
A railway station in the area, on the Southern railway line, was named Finnie on 29 April 1915 after a studmaster. The station closed on 2 August 1989.[2]
