Forest Springs, Queensland

Forest Springs is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Forest Springs had a population of 69 people.[1]

Forest Springs
Queensland
Forest Springs
Coordinates27.9911°S 152.0666°E / -27.9911; 152.0666 (Forest Springs (centre of locality))
Population69 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.317/km2 (3.410/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4362
Area52.4 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Forest Springs:
Spring Creek Upper Pilton Goomburra
Allora Forest Springs Goomburra
Allora Berat Goomburra

Geography

The north-east of the locality is mountainous, rising to Mount Tickle, a peak of 717 metres (2,352 ft), and is undeveloped. The rest of the locality is flatter land and is used for farming.[3]

The New England Highway is the western boundary of the locality.[3]

History

Upper Forest Springs Provisional School opened on 15 February 1898. In 1 January 1909 it became Upper Forest Springs State School. It closed on 30 June 1961.[4] The school was on the corner of Forest Springs Road and The Springs Road (27.9846°S 152.0838°E / -27.9846; 152.0838 (Upper Forest Springs State School (former))), now in Spring Creek.[5]

In the 2016 census, Forest Springs had a population of 69 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Forest Springs. The nearest primary school is Allora State School in neighbouring Allora to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Allora State School (only to Year 10 only) and Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north-west.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forest Springs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Forest Springs – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45929)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Parish of Goomburra" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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