Quinalow is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Quinalow had a population of 205 people.[1]
| Quinalow Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Quinalow Hotel, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
  Quinalow | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°06′29″S 151°37′21″E / 27.1080°S 151.6224°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 205 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.389/km2 (6.188/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4403 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 85.8 km2 (33.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe town is located on Darling Downs in the north of the locality and on the bank of Myall Creek.[4]
Road infrastructure
editThe Dalby–Cooyar Road runs along the northern boundary. The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from south to north.[5]
History
editThe Daly brothers established the first butter-and-cheese factory on the Darling Downs in 1889 at Quinalow.[6][7] The district was named Quinalow by the Daly brothers who named it after Catholic Bishop James Quinn who encouraged Irish Catholics suffering due to the Great Famine to immigrate and settle in the area. The -alow comes from the Irish word lough meaning a brook or stream.[8]
Quinalow Provisional School opened on 6 May 1901, with the original school building being completed on 26 February 1901 at a cost of 122 pound 17 shillings.[9] On 1 January 1909, it became Quinalow State School. In 1965 the school offered secondary schooling. In 1985 a pre-school was added.[10]
In August 1979 the original school building (built in 1901) was relocated to Daly Street (27°06′40″S 151°37′25″E / 27.1111°S 151.6236°E), where it was used as a preschool until the new preschool building was built at the school. The original school building was then opened in March 1984 as Quinalow Library. It underwent a major refurbishment in 2014.[11]
Quinalow was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Rising floodwaters isolated the town, surrounding the Quinalow pub. Myall Creek was not thought to have risen as high as it did in the 1981 flood.[12]
Demographics
editIn the 2011 census, the locality of Quinalow had a population of 411 people.[13]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Quinalow had a population of 173 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Quinalow had a population of 205 people.[1]
Education
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Quinalow State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 7 Progress Street (27°06′27″S 151°37′20″E / 27.1076°S 151.6222°E).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[17]
For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Dalby State High School in Dalby to the west and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.[4]
Amenities
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The Toowoomba Regional Council operates a public library in Daly Street.[18]
Quinalow Public Hall is on the corner of Daly Street and Pechey Maclagan Road (27°06′40″S 151°37′23″E / 27.1110°S 151.6230°E).[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quinalow (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Quinalow – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 27830)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Quinalow – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Quinalow, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Kerr, John (January 1988). "Geographical Overview of Sawmilling: West to Ipswich and Toowoomba" (PDF). p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4405. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Our school". Quinalow Prep-10 State School. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Quinalow State School History Book. Quinalow State School. 2001. pp. 4–6.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 16. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Noller, Miles (11 January 2011). "Quinalow Bar Stays Dry As Myall Creek Floods To The Floor Boards". Toowoomba News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Quinalow (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Quinalow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Quinalow Prep-10 State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Quinalow Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Event Revisioning Workshop - Quinalow Public Hall". user.tr.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
Further reading
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- Reimers, Fred (1988). A history of Maclagan, Quinalow and district.
- Quinalow State School : history book. Quinalow State School. 2003.