Stonehenge, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
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Stonehenge is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 28.1166°S 151.3833°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | early 1840s | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 244.9 km2 (94.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 20 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.082/km2 (0.21/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4357 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Stonehenge Road enters the locality from the north-east (Leyburn) and exits to the south-west (Kooroongarra).[3]
Bringalily State Forest is in the south-west corner of the locality, extending into the neighbouring locality of Canning Creek. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[4]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Stonehenge had a population of 27 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Stonehenge. The nearest government primary schools are Leyburn State School in neighbouring Leyburn to the north-east, Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the south-east, and Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) and Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north-east. However, most of Stonehenge is too distant to attend Clifton State High School with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school.[7]
There is also a Catholic primary school in Millmerran.[7]
