Coalbank, Queensland

Coalbank is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Coalbank had a population of 30 people.[1]

Coalbank
Queensland
Coalbank
Coordinates27.1233°S 151.8597°E / -27.1233; 151.8597 (Coalbank (centre of locality))
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.31/km2 (0.80/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Coalbank:
Thornville Thornville St Aubyn
Highgrove Coalbank Emu Creek
Doctor Creek Doctor Creek Djuan

History

Coalbank Provisional School opened on 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Coalbank State School. It closed in 1961.[3]

On Sunday 15 March 1931 Bishop James Byrne blessed and officially opened St James' Catholic Church.[4]

In the 2016 census Coalbank had a population of 30 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coalbank (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Coalbank – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Coalbank". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. LXX (69). Queensland, Australia. 21 March 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.


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