Toolburra, Queensland
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 Assmanshausen Winery residence, as seen from Sandy Creek Road, Toolburra, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Toolburra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 28°09′57″S 151°57′54″E / 28.1658°S 151.9649°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 56 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.00/km2 (12.95/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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Toolburra is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Toolburra had a population of 56 people.[1]
The Condamine River passes through the locality and forms part of its boundaries on the north-west and south-east. The river's confluence with tributary Splityard Creek occurs in the centre of the locality.[3]
The Warwick-Allora Road passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-west forming part of the south-east and north-west boundaries of the locality.[4]
The Southern railway line runs parallel and slightly to the north of the Warwick-Allora Road, with Toolburra railway station (28°09′44″S 151°58′00″E / 28.1623°S 151.9668°E) serving the locality.[4][5][6] However, there are currently no passenger services operating on this line.
Toolburra is an agricultural locality with little urban development. The land use is predominantly crop growing in the south-west of the locality and grazing on native vegetation in the north-east of the locality.[7]
History
The locality name Toolburra is taken from an 1840 pastoral run, and is believed to be a word from the Gidabal language, which means either tree people, territory marked by a clump of trees or spears being thrown.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Toolburra had a population of 42 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Toolburra had a population of 56 people.[1]
