Brookstead, Queensland
| Brookstead Queensland |
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Grain silos, Brookstead, 2009
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 217 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.442/km2 (3.734/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4364 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 150.5 km2 (58.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Brookstead is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Brookstead had a population of 217 people.[1]
Geography
The town is located in the south-west of the locality. The North Branch of the Condamine River forms the western boundary of the locality. The land is flat freehold farmland (approx 400 metres above sea level) and is used to grow crops, such as sorgum, corn and wheat.[4][5]
St Ronans is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[6]
The Gore Highway traverses the locality from the south-east to the south-west slightly bypassing the town. At the bypass is the junction with the Brookstead Norworth Road which exits the locality through the north-west. The Millmerran railway line also traverses from the south-east to the south-west through the locality, passing through the town, which is serviced by the Brookstead railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[4][7]
History
The name Brookstead is derived from brook indicating creek/watercourse, and stede (Dutch) or stadt (German) indicating place, together meaning a creek-side camping place.[2]
Brookstead State School open on 25 January 1915.[8]
The foundation stone ceremony for St Matthews Anglican Church was held on Sunday 26 August 1923 with Archdeacon Osborne officiating.[9][10] The church was opened and dedicated by the Venerable Alfred Davies on 30 March 1924. Its closure in circa 2014 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.[11]
In the 2016 census, Brookstead had a population of 217 people.[1]
Education
Brookstead State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 30 Ware Street (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[12][13] In 2016, the school had enrolment of 32 children with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[15]
There is no secondary school in Brookstead. The nearest is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the east.[4]
References
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Further reading
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