Red Hill, Queensland (Western Downs Region)

For the suburb in Brisbane, see Red Hill, Queensland.

Red Hill
Queensland
Red Hill is located in Queensland
Red Hill
Red Hill
Coordinates26°38′19″S 150°38′53″E / 26.6386°S 150.6480°E / -26.6386; 150.6480 (Red Hill (centre of locality))
Population160 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.15/km2 (2.97/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413
Area139.4 km2 (53.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Red Hill:
Blackswamp Burncluith Burncluith
Blackswamp Red Hill Burncluith
Baking Board Chinchilla Chances Plain

Red Hill is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Red Hill had a population of 160 people.[1]

Geography

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road passes the south-eastern boundary.[3]

History

Rosebank State School opened in 1909. It closed circa 1915.[4][5] It was on the western side at the bend in Holmes Road (approx 26°43′48″S 151°22′55″E / 26.7301°S 151.3820°E / -26.7301; 151.3820 (Rosebank State School (former))).[6]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 October 2000.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Red Hill had a population of 60 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Red Hill had a population of 160 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Red Hill. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Chinchilla State School and Chinchilla State High School, both in neighbouring Chinchilla to the south.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Red Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Red Hill – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ Red Hill (Western Downs Region), Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Item ID12038, Rosebank State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. ^ "County of Lytton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Red Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 December 2022.