Cawdor is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cawdor had a population of 420 people.[1]
| Cawdor Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cawdor | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′08″S 151°54′53″E / 27.4688°S 151.9147°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 420 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 51.2/km2 (132.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe locality takes its name from the former Cawdor railway station, named by the Queensland Railway Department to be named after a character from William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.[2][3]
Cawdor Provisional School opened in October 1893.[4] It had become Cawdor State School by 1897.[5] It closed in 1951.[6] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) land parcel at 149 Cawdor Drive (27°28′11″S 151°55′09″E / 27.4696°S 151.9191°E).[7]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Cawdor had a population of 356 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Cawdor had a population of 420 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Cawdor. The nearest government primary schools are Highfields State School in neighbouring Highfields to the east, Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the south, and Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cawdor (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Cawdor – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4892. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1893. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OUR A. & H. Society". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 9, 156. Queensland, Australia. 22 March 1897. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland school openings, closures and name changes (Legacy listing)" (Microsoft Excel .xlsx). Queensland Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Parish of Toowoomba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cawdor (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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