Norwin, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°30′44″S 151°22′49″E / 27.5122°S 151.3802°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 115.6 km2 (44.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 100 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4356 | ||||||||||||
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Norwin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Norwin had a population of 100 people.[1]
The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to south-west.[3]
History
Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927, it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996.[4][5] It was at 5814 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road (directly opposite Ziesemer Kummerow Road, 27°32′37″S 151°23′04″E / 27.5437°S 151.3845°E).[6][7]
The Norwin Methodist Church was established about September 1927, holding its 26th anniversary in September 1953.[8]
A Lutheran congregation formed in Norwin in 1955. In 1957, the church building was dedicated. In 1967, a memorial hall was erected to commemorate those who served in World War II.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Norwin had a population of 94 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Norwin had a population of 100 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[11]
- Aeradke (27°30′22″S 151°21′27″E / 27.5061°S 151.3574°E)
- Amaroo (27°31′15″S 151°25′48″E / 27.5208°S 151.4301°E)
- Antrim (27°31′39″S 151°24′24″E / 27.5276°S 151.4066°E)
- Aroona (27°32′58″S 151°19′45″E / 27.5494°S 151.3292°E)
- Avonlea (27°36′36″S 151°24′08″E / 27.6101°S 151.4022°E)
- Broxbourne (27°30′11″S 151°22′41″E / 27.5031°S 151.3780°E)
- Cutana (27°34′46″S 151°24′05″E / 27.5795°S 151.4014°E)
- Oakey (27°33′53″S 151°22′08″E / 27.5646°S 151.3690°E)
- Springfields (27°29′25″S 151°23′41″E / 27.4904°S 151.3947°E)
- Teralba (27°34′24″S 151°23′18″E / 27.5732°S 151.3883°E)
- Wandana (27°33′53″S 151°22′49″E / 27.5648°S 151.3802°E)
- Yanco (27°33′01″S 151°20′11″E / 27.5502°S 151.3364°E)
