Hookswood, Queensland
Suburb of Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
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Hookswood is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Hookswood had a population of 58 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.5302°S 150.3311°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 416.9 km2 (161.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 58 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1391/km2 (0.3603/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4415 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Hookswood is immediately north-east of Miles.[3]
The Warrego Highway passes to the south of the locality, and the Leichhardt Highway to the west of the locality; there are no major roads within the locality.[4]
The north of the locality is within the Barakula State Forest. The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from an early-1850s pastoral run on Dogwood Creek operated by John Ferrettin (together with the Dogwood run to the immediate south). In 1852, C.J. McKenzie took over both runs.[2]
Hookswood State School opened in 1914 and due to low student numbers closed in 1922 . The school reopened in 1923 but closed again. It reopened in 1925 and closed again in 1926.[5] The school was on Hookswood Pelham Road (26.53817°S 150.25779°E).[6][3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Hookswood had a population of 56 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Hookswood had a population of 58 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Hookswood. The nearest government primary schools are Miles State School in neighbouring Miles to the south-west and Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Miles State High School in Miles and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla.[8]
