Thornville, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°04′19″S 151°49′54″E / 27.0719°S 151.8316°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 39 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.871/km2 (2.255/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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Thornville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Thornville had a population of 39 people.[1]
The Great Dividing Range forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality. Being east of the range, the locality is within the North East Coast drainage division, where all rivers and creeks flow ultimately into the Coral Sea.[3]
The New England Highway enters the locality from the north (Wutul) and exits to the east (St Aubyn).[4][5]
Upper Coalbank is a mountain in the south of the locality (27°05′53″S 151°48′39″E / 27.0980°S 151.8109°E), rising to 729 metres (2,392 ft) above sea level.[6][7]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[8]
History
Thornville State School opened on 3 May 1909.[9][10] In 1920, local people wanted an extension to the school as the school building was 24 by 16 feet (7.3 m × 4.9 m) despite having 48 children enrolled.[11] It closed on 7 February 1975.[12][13] It was at 3847 New England Highway (27°03′35″S 151°50′21″E / 27.0597°S 151.8392°E).[14][15][16]
Thornville Methodist Church was opened on Saturday 14 April 1917 by Littleton Groom, the federal member for Darling Downs. The timber church was built by the Fitch Brothers and could seat 80 people. In 1977, it become the Thornville Uniting Church, when the Methodist Church of Australasia became part of the Uniting Church in Australia.[17]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Thornville had a population of 26 people.[18]
In the 2021 census, Thornville had a population of 39 people.[1]
