Nutgrove, Queensland
| Nutgrove Queensland |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.379/km2 (3.57/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
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Nutgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]
History
The Cooyar railway line opened to Nutgrove on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Nutgrove railway station,[3] located immediately to the north of Douglas Nutgrove Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.), now in Wutul.[4][5][6]
Nutgrove State School opened on 20 June 1923 and closed on 1947.[7] It was located at 5779 Dalby Cooyar Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[4][5][6]
In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.[1]
Road infrastructure
The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north-east. The Dalby–Cooyar Road enters from the west and joins Oakey–Cooyar Road.[8]
Heritage listings
Nutgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.): Muntapa Tunnel[9]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[10]
- Bowriver (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Highgrove (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Education
There are no schools in Nutgrove. The nearest primary school is Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Quinalow State School (offering schooling up to Year 10) in Quinalow to the south-west with the more distant Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south offering schooling up to Year 12.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- ↑ The Cooyar Branch Line Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1996 pp195-205
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