Evanslea, Queensland
| Evanslea Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Evanslea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′17″S 151°31′05″E / 27.52139°S 151.51806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Evanslea is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality takes its name from the Evanslea railway station, which was named after Charles Barnard Evans, Commissioner for Railways in Queensland from 1911 to 1918.[3] The railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line opened in September 1915 with Evanslea as its terminus. It was subsequently extended to Cecil Plains.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Evanslea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Evanslea – locality in the Toowoomba Region (entry 49196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Evanslea – railway station in Toowoomba Region (entry 12017)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Oakey to Mount Russell Line". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 995. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
