Southwood, Queensland
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| Southwood Queensland |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 84 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0997/km2 (0.2583/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4406 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 842.2 km2 (325.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Southwood is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Southwood had a population of 84 people.[1]
History
The town of Southwood was surveyed on 19 February 1886 by Fred W. Barlow on the northern banks of the Moonie River within the Wild Horse Paradise pastoral run. A police station and a couple of hotels were established but the town never developed and disappeared after the police station closed in 1911.[2]
In the 2016 census the locality of Southwood had a population of 84 people.[1]
Road infrastructure
The Moonie Highway (State Route 49) runs through from east to south-west.[4]
References
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External links
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