Maidenhead
Queensland
Maidenhead is located in Queensland
Maidenhead
Maidenhead
Coordinates29°07′10″S 151°23′06″E / 29.1194°S 151.385°E / -29.1194; 151.385
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.177/km2 (0.458/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4385
Area79.1 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Maidenhead:
Bonshaw Glenlyon Riverton
Watsons Crossing Maidenhead Dumaresq Valley (NSW)
Watsons Crossing Bonshaw (NSW) Dumaresq Valley (NSW)

Maidenhead is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2016 census, Maidenhead had a population of 14 people.[1]

History

The locality is named after an early pastoral run, which appears on an 1883 map.[2]

Land in Maidenhead was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 21 square miles (54 km2) were available.[4]

In the 2016 census, Maidenhead had a population of 14 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maidenhead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Maidenhead – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 via Trove.
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