Cranley is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Cranley had a population of 1,446 people.[1]
| Cranley Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°30′44″S 151°55′34″E / 27.5122°S 151.9261°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,446 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 140.4/km2 (363.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Toowoomba North | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
Cranley is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west from the Toowoomba central business district. Its northern and eastern boundary approximately follow Gowrie Creek. Its western boundary is Boundary Road.
Most of the land is small farms and very low-density rural residential. Exceptions to this are in the southern part of the locality and include the Baillie Henderson Hospital, which provides mental health services in the Darling Downs region, a waste water treatment plant, and the Palm Lake Resort retirement village.[3][4]
There are a number of closed railway stations through Cranley, all on the Southern and Western railway lines:
- Pengarry railway station (27°29′44″S 151°55′16″E / 27.4955°S 151.9211°E)[5][4]
- Wetalla railway station (27°30′05″S 151°55′29″E / 27.5013°S 151.9247°E) at the intersection of Willims Road and Bedford Street[6][4]
- Cranley railway station (27°31′05″S 151°56′30″E / 27.5181°S 151.9417°E)[6][7][4]
History edit
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Cranley railway station on the Southern railway line from Toowoomba to Warwick was established in the 1870s and named after James Cranley, a landholder and farmer in the district.[8] James Cranley was a Toowoomba municipal councillor from 1864 to 1866. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland around 1811 and died in Toowoomba on 3 July 1890. He immigrated to Moreton Bay with his family on the John Fielden in June 1853[9] and spent several years working at Corranga and Jimbour Station on the Darling Downs before settling in Toowoomba district around 1857.[10]
In the 2006 census, Cranley had a population of 724 people.[11]
In the 2011 census, Cranley had a population of 852 people.[12]
In the 2016 census, Cranley had a population of 1,446 people.[1]
In 2016 construction began on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, which was opened in 2019 as the new route for the Warrego Highway. An interchange has been built at the end of Mort Street to provide a new northern entry into central Toowoomba. Due to traffic being diverted from the inner city, it is likely that businesses will open around Cranley to cater for traffic using the bypass.[13] This interchange enables traffic to change between the Warrego Highway and the New England Highway without entering the Toowoomba CBD.
Heritage listings edit
Heritage-listed sites in Cranley include:
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cranley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cranley – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47920)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Toowoomba Over 50s Resort". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Willowburn" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Town of Toowoomba sheet 12" (Map). Queensland Government. 1937. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Toowoomba (Q.)". Australian Town and Country Journal. Sydney. 12 July 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 3 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ship John Fielden". Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Cranley (entry 47920)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cranley (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cranley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Toowoomba Second Range Crossing". Queensland Government. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Baillie Henderson Hospital (entry 601161)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
External links edit
- "Cranley". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.