Red Hill, Queensland (Western Downs Region)

Coordinates: 26°38′19″S 150°38′53″E / 26.6386°S 150.6480°E / -26.6386; 150.6480 (Red Hill (centre of locality))
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Red Hill
Queensland
Red Hill is located in Queensland
Red Hill
Red Hill
Coordinates26°38′19″S 150°38′53″E / 26.6386°S 150.6480°E / -26.6386; 150.6480 (Red Hill (centre of locality))
Population60 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.43/km2 (1.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413
Area139.4 km2 (53.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Red Hill:
Blackswamp Burncluith Burncluith
Blackswamp Red Hill Burncluith
Baking Board Chinchilla Chances Plain

Red Hill is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Red Hill had a population of 60 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road passes the south-eastern boundary.[3]

History[edit]

Rosebank State School opened in 1919. It closed circa 1915.[4][5] It was on the western side at the bend in Holmes Road (approx 26°43′48″S 151°22′55″E / 26.7301°S 151.3820°E / -26.7301; 151.3820 (Rosebank State School (former))).[6]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 October 2000.[2]

In the 2016 census, Red Hill had a population of 60 people.[1]

Education[edit]

There are no schools in Red Hill. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Chinchilla State School and Chinchilla State High School, both in neighbouring Chinchilla to the south.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Red Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Red Hill – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ Red Hill (Western Downs Region), Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  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. ^ "Item ID12038, Rosebank State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. ^ "County of Lytton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 December 2022.