Maidenhead, Queensland
| Maidenhead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Maidenhead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°07′10″S 151°23′06″E / 29.1194°S 151.385°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 20 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 79.1 km2 (30.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Maidenhead is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Maidenhead had a population of 20 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is bounded to the south and east by the Dumaresq River, which is also the border between Queensland and New South Wales.[3]
Riverton Road enters the locality from the south-west (Watsons Crossing) and loosely follows the course of the river until it exits to the north-west (Riverton).[4]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing close to the Dumaresq River and in the centre of the locality.[5]
History
[edit]The locality is named after an early pastoral run, which appears on an 1883 map.[2][6] As at 2025, there was still a Maidenhead pastoral property in the locality.[7]
Land in Maidenhead was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 21 square miles (54 km2) were available.[8]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Maidenhead had a population of 14 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Maidenhead had a population of 20 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Maidenhead. The nearest school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools providing education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maidenhead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Maidenhead – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; State border; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Property names; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maidenhead (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 20 April 2025.
