Chirnside
Queensland
Chirnside is located in Queensland
Chirnside
Chirnside
Coordinates23°09′59″S 148°04′23″E / 23.1663°S 148.0730°E / -23.1663; 148.0730
Population56 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.505/km2 (1.307/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4723
Area111.0 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Chirnside:
Capella Belcong Belcong
Hibernia Chirnside Crinum
Hibernia Gordonstone Crinum

Chirnside is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2021 census, Chirnside had a population of 56 people.[1]

History

Boundary Provisional School opened on 3 June 1897. On 1 January 1909 it became Boundary State School. In November 1935 it was renamed Chirnside State School. It closed on 1939.[3]

At the 2016 census, Chirnside had a population of 30 people.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Chirnside, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. "Chirnside – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chirnside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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