Stonehenge, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
| Stonehenge Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Stonehenge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°07′00″S 151°22′59″E / 28.11667°S 151.38306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 20 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | early 1840s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Stonehenge is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality was named after a relatively small pastoral run established by Herbert Evans in the 1840s. The name relates to rock formations near the homestead.[2]
Stonehenge was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 43 square miles (110 km2) were available.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stonehenge (Toowoomba - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Stonehenge (entry 48069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
