Cawdor
Queensland
Cawdor is located in Queensland
Cawdor
Cawdor
Coordinates27°28′08″S 151°54′53″E / 27.4688°S 151.9147°E / -27.4688; 151.9147
Population356 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Cawdor:
Meringandan West Meringandan West Woolmer
Glencoe Cawdor Highfields
Gowrie Junction Birnam Highfields

Cawdor is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

History

The locality takes its name from the former Cawdor railway station, named by the Queensland Railway Department to be named after a character from William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.[2][3]

Cawdor Provisional School opened in October 1893.[4] It had become Cawdor State School by 1897.[5] It closed in 1951.[6] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) land parcel at 149 Cawdor Drive (27°28′11″S 151°55′09″E / 27.4696°S 151.9191°E / -27.4696; 151.9191 (Cawdor State School (former))).[7]

Population

In the 2016 census, Cawdor had a population of 356 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cawdor (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Cawdor – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4892. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "OUR A. & H. Society". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 9, 156. Queensland, Australia. 22 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Queensland school openings, closures and name changes (Legacy listing)" (Microsoft Excel .xlsx). Queensland Department of Education. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Parish of Toowoomba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 13 September 2023.


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